• 文献标题:   Performance enhancement of large-area graphene-polymer flexible transparent conductive films fabricated by ultrasonic substrate vibration-assisted rod coating
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI Z, ZHANG XY, SHEN L, FAN ZJ, CHEN XW, CHEN M, QIU SH, ZABIHI F, ESLAMIAN M, CHEN QL
  • 作者关键词:   flexible transparent conductive film, ultrasonic substrate vibration, pedot:pss, graphene, rod coating
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF COATINGS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   1547-0091 EI 1935-3804
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11998-019-00265-8
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

The graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite thin films (GCFs) are promising candidates for transparent conductive electrodes in low-cost flexible thin-film devices, which can be applied in portable and flexible electronic devices such as organic light-emitting diodes and organic solar cells. In this work, to improve the film characteristics, we impose ultrasonic vibration on the substrate, and therefore the wet coating, during the rod-coating preparation process of the GCFs, and study the effect of vibration power. The 5 9 5 cm(2) thin films prepared on flexible polyethylene terephthalate with ultrasonic vibration imposed on the substrate of wet films demonstrate improved conductivity and reduced thickness. Ninefold enhancement in charge carrier concentration is observed when ultrasonic vibration is applied. The improved performance is ascribed to the eliminated pores in films, and rearrangement of graphene in the polymer network, brought about by nanometer-scale-amplitude ultra-sonic vibrations. The electrical property of flexible films is demonstrated to be stable after multiple cycles of bending.