Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8033546 | Thin Solid Films | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) is often used in transparent electrodes as a transparent conductive polymer, however encapsulation away from atmospheric water is often required. Here, we fabricate transparent, flexible silver nanowire (AgNW):single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) electrodes using graphene oxide (GO), mitigating the use of PEDOT:PSS. These GO/AgNW:SWCNT electrodes were found to be highly conductive with a sheet resistance of 2.2 Ω/â¡-5.9 Ω/â¡ and a work function of ~ 4.8 eV. The optical transmittance was 75.00 ± 0.02% with a haze value of 21.8 ± 0.8%. The figure of merit was shown to be comparable to indium tin oxide (ITO), at 297 Ωâ 1. Finally, the electrodes were shown to be flexible with no reduction in conductivity after 1000 bend cycle/cycles. These PEDOT:PSS free electrodes have the potential to replace rigid commercial ITO electrodes in applications that require flexible, highly conductive transparent electrodes.
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Authors
Jonathon Ben-David, Andrew J. Stapleton, Christopher T. Gibson, Anirudh Sharma, Angus R. Gentle, David A. Lewis, Amanda V. Ellis,