Research on sustainable and high-efficiency energy devices has recently emerged as an important global issue. These devices are now moving beyond the form of a bulk, rigid platform to a portable, flexible/stretchable format that is easily available in our daily lives. Similar to the development of an active layer for the production of next-generation energy devices, the fabrication of flexible/stretchable electrodes for the easy flow of electrons is also very important. Silver nanowire electrodes have high electronic conductivity even in a flexible/stretchable state due to their high aspect ratio and percolation network structures compared to conventional electrodes. Herein, we summarize the research in the field of flexible/stretchable electronics on energy devices fabricated using silver nanowires as the electrodes. Additionally, for a systematic presentation of the current research trends, this review classifies the surveyed research efforts into the categories of energy production, storage, and consumption.
This work is supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded through the Basic Science Research Program (2017R1A2B3005706, NRF-2016R1A5A1938472, NRF-2017K2A9A1A06025786) and Creative Materials Discovery Program (NRF-2016M3D1A1900035). S. Han was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2019R1C1C1007629) and Ajou University research fund. S. Hong was supported by an NRF grant funded through the Basic Science Research Program (NRF-2017R1C1B1008847). J. Yeo was supported by the NRF grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (NRF-2018R1A6A1A06024970) and IITP grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (No. 2017000910001100). P. Lee was supported by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes (2015M1A2A2056824).
