Flexible transparent conductive films were made on PET substrates by spin and blade coating, using
graphene sheets dispersed in PEDOT: PSS solution. Ultrasonic substrate vibration was used to improve microstructure
and properties of the films. Comparing to the pristine PEDOT: PSS film, the sheet resistance is 3 to
4 orders of magnitude lower with the addition of graphene. The conductivity and reproducibility of the film are
improved for two-layer films comparing to one-layer films, with a reduction in transparency. Films prepared with
substrate vibration showed lower sheet resistance for one-layer films, as the size of dewetting areas is reduced. In
addition, large-area flexible films with desirable conductivity and transmittance were successfully fabricated by
blade coating, which is promising, as the process is low-cost, scalable and compatible with roll-to-roll manufacturing.
FANG Xiaozhu1 (房霄竹), FAN Zhijun1 (范志君), GU Yichen1 (顾宜宸),SHI Jiawen1 (史佳雯), CHEN Min2 (陈敏), CHEN Xuewen2 (陈学文),QIU Shaohua2 (邱韶华), ZABIHI Fatemeh3, ESLAMIAN Morteza1,4, CHEN Qianli1,4* (陈倩栎)
. A Solution Processable Flexible Transparent Conductive Graphene/PEDOT : PSS Film Fabricated by Spin and Blade Coating[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2018
, 23(1)
: 106
-111
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DOI: 10.1007/s12204-018-1915-z
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