Methods to incorporate silver nanowire-based transparent conductors in electronic devices

An optical stack, comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a conductor layer disposed over the first substrate, wherein the conductor layer comprises a conductive network of nanostructures and a binder in which the nanostructures are disposed, wherein the binder has a first composition;
• and
• an optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer disposed over the conductor layer, wherein:
• the OCA layer has an uppermost surface and a bottommost surface,
• an interface is defined where the bottommost surface of the OCA layer abuts the conductor layer,
• the OCA layer has a homogenous composition extending from the uppermost surface of the OCA layer to the bottommost surface of the OCA layer and different than the first composition, and
• the OCA layer comprises one or more photo-stabilizers.

A method of forming an optical stack, comprising:

• forming an optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer on a substrate;
• exposing the OCA layer to a liquid comprising one or more photo-stabilizers, wherein at least some of the one or more photo-stabilizers infiltrate into the OCA layer during the exposing;
• removing excess liquid on the OCA layer after the exposing;
• and
• forming a conductor layer on the OCA layer after the removing, wherein the conductor layer comprises a conductive network of nanostructures and a binder in which the nanostructures are disposed.