Patterned nanowire articles on a substrate and methods of making the same

A method of making a conductive article on a substrate, comprising:

• forming a nanowire fabric on the substrate;
• defining the nanowire fabric to have a pattern;
• and
• forming a strapping layer having a frame shape that vertically contacts the nanowire fabric and which has an area exposing a portion of the nanowire fabric.

A method of making a conductive article on a substrate, comprising:

• forming a nanowire fabric on the substrate;
• defining the nanowire fabric to have a pattern that corresponds to the conductive article;
• forming a strapping layer that vertically contacts the nanowire fabric;
• and
• removing a portion of the strapping layer to expose a portion of the nanowire fabric.

A method of making a conductive article on a substrate, comprising:

• forming on the substrate a conducting layer that includes at least two nanomaterials, each having a different composition;
• immediately subsequent to forming, defining the conducting layer to have a pattern that corresponds to the conductive article;
• and
• forming a metal layer that contacts at least a portion of the conducting layer.

A method of making a conductive article on a substrate, comprising:

• forming a conducting layer that includes nanomaterials on the substrate;
• immediately subsequent to forming, defining the conducting layer to have a pattern with two opposite ends of an extension that corresponds to the conductive article;
• and
• forming a metal layer that directly contacts portions of the conducting layer at said opposite ends so that electrical stimulus may flow from a first to a second of said opposite ends, along the conducting layer.