Growth of Ultralong Ag Nanowires by Electroless Deposition in Hot Ethylene Glycol for Flexible Transparent Conducting Electrodes

Figure 5

SEM images of Ag products obtained during electroless deposition in hot ethylene glycol at (a) 120, (b) 160, and (c) 180°C using PVP MW = 55,000 and PVP to Ag ratio of 3.

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