With the development of the concept of flexible electronics and the development of flexible technology, a variety of electronic products continue to emerge, and it is clear that the trend of flexible electronics industrialization is becoming increasingly clear. At present, flexible electronic products are welcomed by young consumers in the market, such as flexible displays and flexible lighting. Flexible products have gradually moved from the laboratory to the market. Therefore, under the influence of industry trends, flexible transparent conductive films with flexibility, high light transmission, and high conductivity have become strategic materials for photovoltaic products.
Domestic enterprises see the opportunity of the rise of flexible electronics, and they want to take the lead in the layout of the flexible electronics industry and grasp the opportunity of flexible electronics' huge market application. As we all know, optoelectronic products need the penetration of light and electricity, so transparent conductive films are the basis of optoelectronic products. Transparent products are commonly used in products on the market.
In recent years, flexible electronic products have been gradually commercialized, coupled with the rapid development of flexible electronic technology, such as flexible displays, flexible sensors, etc., the emergence of these products has led to an explosive growth in demand for flexible transparent conductive films.
According to data reports from relevant agencies, the demand for non-ITO transparent conductive films in the market is gradually increasing. By 2022, the market for replacing ITO transparent conductive films will exceed 10 billion US dollars. Such a huge market size is the result of the booming development of flexible touch, flexible displays and other flexible electronic components in the coming years.
However, flexible electronics need to use conjugated polymer materials and ideal materials with low production costs as raw materials for the production of flexible transparent conductive films. Graphene is a highly conductive carbon material. It has only a single-layer wafer with a thick atomic layer. It has many advantages such as high light transmittance and resistance to flexure. In addition, nano-silver wire is an ideal transparent electrode material, which has excellent performance such as low square resistance, high light transmission, and high conductivity with stable performance.
Graphene and nano-silver wires are made into transparent conductive ink by a unique process, and they are coated to form a composite flexible transparent conductive film. We will wait and see how the flexible transparent conductive film made of two excellent performance and cost-effective optoelectronic materials will bring changes to the flexible market.
Flexible electronic technology provides a broad platform for the development of new products, and the trend of small to large and hard to soft optoelectronic products makes ITO transparent conductive films unable to meet the development needs of future flexible products. With the support of new material technology for flexible transparent conductive films, the application of graphene and nano-silver wires in the field of flexibility will develop rapidly.
Optoelectronic products are gradually changing from rigid to flexible, which is the trend of the times. Relevant companies can grasp the strategic materials of flexible optoelectronic products, which is an opportunity for the development of flexible transparent conductive films. Under the influence of scientific and technological progress, new material technologies have achieved breakthroughs, and future industrial development is no longer a dream. Flexible transparent conductive films seize strategic opportunities to catch up with the rapid development of science and technology.