Electrical contacts in layered structures

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to structures comprising a nanostructure layer that includes a plurality of transparent conductors and coating layer formed on a surface thereof. In some embodiments, the coating layer includes one or more conductive plugs having outer and inner surfaces. The inner surface the plug is placed in electrical communication with the nanostructure layer and the outer surface forms conductive surface contacts proximate an outer surface of the coating layer. In some embodiments, the structure includes a polarizer and is used as a shielding layer in flat panel electrochromic displays, such as liquid crystal displays, touch panels, and the like.

主权项

1. A layered structure comprising:
a nanostructure layer having opposite first and second surfaces, the nanostructure layer comprising a plurality of nanostructures, at least two nanostructures of the plurality of nanostructures physically contacting each other; and a coating layer having opposite inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface of the coating layer overlying the second surface of the nanostructure layer, the coating layer having a plurality of conductive plugs, at least one conductive plug of the plurality of conductive plugs extending from the inner surface of the coating layer to beyond the outer surface of the coating layer, the at least one conductive plug configured to be placed in electrical communication with the nanostructure layer, wherein the layered structure has a center portion and a perimeter portion, and the plurality of conductive plugs are only distributed along the perimeter portion.