Deformation and Failure of Supported Five-Fold Twinned Silver Nanowires under Tensile, Compressive, and Cyclic Loading.

Silver nanowire (AgNW) networks have emerged as one of the most promising materials for flexible transparent conductive electrodes. These wires offer excellent electrical, optical, and mechanical properties and can be applied using low-cost printing techniques with the potential for upscaling. To elucidate the mechanical properties of nanowire networks for use in flexible electronics, it is essential to first characterize the behavior of individual wires adhered to the polymer surface under mechanical loading of the polymer.