An electronic assembly includes a substrate having in a first zone a low contrast first conductive pattern; a high contrast fiducial mark in a second zone of the substrate different from the first zone, wherein the fiducial mark and the first conductive pattern are in registration; and a second conductive pattern aligned with the first conductive pattern.

Metal nanowires with uniform noble metal coatings are described. Two methods, galvanic exchange and direct deposition, are disclosed for the successful formation of the uniform noble metal coatings. Both the galvanic exchange reaction and the direct deposition method benefit from the inclusion of appropriately strong binding ligands to control or mediate the coating process to provide for the formation of a uniform coating. The noble metal coated nanowires are effective for the production of stable transparent conductive films, which may comprise a fused metal nanostructured network.

A touch panel includes: a uni-axially oriented base film; a transparent electrode pattern layer positioned on the uni-axially oriented base film; a first passivation layer formed in an edge region of the transparent electrode pattern layer and covering end portion side walls of the transparent electrode pattern layer; and a contact hole positioned on the first passivation layer and exposing the first passivation layer.

Described is a composition suitable for the preparation of an electroconductive transparent layer said composition comprising silver nanowires and dissolved styrene/(meth)acrylic copolymers.

A printed circuit, a thin film transistor and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. The printed circuit includes a plurality of metal nanostructures and a metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer is disposed on a surface of the metal nanostructures and fills a space at an intersection of the metal nanostructures. The metal oxide layer disposed on the surface of the metal nanostructures has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 10 nm.

Apparatus, materials, and techniques and techniques herein can include providing a deposited layer comprising a composite material including carbon nanotubes (CNTs). According to various examples, the composite can be applied to a substrate such as using a solution containing CNTs and other constituents such as sulfur. The solution can be spray-applied to a substrate, or spin-coated upon a substrate, such as to provide a uniform, conductive, and optically-transparent film layer. In one application, such a film layer can be clad or otherwise assembled in a stack-up including a substrate and cover layer (e.g., glass layers), such as to provide a transparent assembly. Such an assembly can include a portion of a window, such as a windscreen for a vehicle, where the CNT material can provide a conduction medium for Joule heating.

Disclosed is a transparent electrode including a transparent substrate 100, conductive nanowires 10 forming networks, nanoparticles bonding the nanowires 10, and a conductive layer embedded in the transparent substrate 100.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a silver nanowire mesh (Ag NW-mesh) electrode and a fabricating method thereof. The Ag NW-mesh electrode includes a flexible substrate; and a mesh pattern layer which is disposed on the flexible substrate and in which a plurality of first meal lines and a plurality of second metal lines are composed of Ag NWs and intersect each other in an orthogonal or diagonal direction to form a grid pattern, wherein the first metal lines and the second metal lines of the mesh pattern layer form an angle of 35 degrees to 55 degrees with respect to a bending direction.

A flexible electrically conductive structure includes: a first polymer layer; and an electrically conductive layer disposed on a surface of the first polymer layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer includes an electrically conductive metal and a nanocarbon material, and wherein the flexible wiring board is to be used with a bending portion provided at least one position of the electrically conductive layer.

Provided is a novel printing process for fabricating metallic, conductive and transparent ultra-thin nanowires and patterns including same on a substrate. The process includes two different controllable steps, each designed to achieving a useful and efficient pattern.