Synthesis and structural characterization of the formato bridged Cu( ii ) cubane: Crystallographic evidence of atmospheric CO 2 fixation as formate in a tertranuclear Cu(II) cluster

ABSTRACT
Flexible electronic devices entail highly transparent and conducting electrodes with excellent adherent and mechanically robust properties along with excellent
bendability. Here, we report the development of transparent and conducting electrodes comprising silver nanowires (AgNWs) and amorphous-titanium oxide (a-TiOx) nanocomposite thin films. The AgNWs and a-TiOx nanocom�posite thin films were deposited by a wire bar coating process, a scalable and
high throughput procedure. PXRD analysis confirmed the crystalline and amorphous nature for AgNWs and TiOx thin film, respectively. FE-SEM and HRTEM analyses revealed the core–shell nature of the composite where AgNWs and a-TiOx acted as core and shell, respectively. Even after three-layer coating of
AgNWs-a-TiOx nanocomposite thin films, high transparency (* 77%) in the visible region (400–800 nm) and a sheet resistance of 23 X/sq were observed. Furthermore, tape peel off tests were conducted for AgNWs and AgNWs-a-TiOx nanocomposite, which displayed high adherence for the three-layer coated
AgNWs-a-TiOx nanocomposite as compared with AgNWs alone. The formation of AgNWs-a-TiOx core–shell structure enhances the intra-particle binding and network formation of AgNWs. The preliminary studies highlight that the developed AgNWs-a-TiOx nanocomposite thin films have great potential as transparent electrodes for realizing scalable cost-effective flexible electronic
devices