High conductivity transparent carbon nanotube films deposited from superacid

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作者
Hecht, David S. [1 ]
Heintz, Amy M. [2 ]
Lee, Roland [1 ]
Hu, Liangbing [1 ]
Moore, Bryon [2 ]
Cucksey, Chad [2 ]
Risser, Steven [2 ]
机构
[1] Unidym Inc, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
[2] Battelle Mem Inst, Columbus, OH 43201 USA
关键词
THIN-FILMS; FABRICATION;
D O I
10.1088/0957-4484/22/7/075201
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were deposited from a chlorosulfonic superacid solution onto PET substrates by a filtration/transfer method. The sheet resistance and transmission (at 550 nm) of the films were 60 Omega/sq and 90.9% respectively, which corresponds to a DC conductivity of 12 825 S cm(-1) and a DC/optical conductivity ratio of 64.1. This is the highest DC conductivity reported for CNT thin films to date, and attributed to both the high quality of the CNT material and the exfoliation/doping by the superacid. This work demonstrates that CNT transparent films have not reached the conductivity limit; continued improvements will enable these films to be used as the transparent electrode for applications in solid state lighting, LCD displays, touch panels, and photovoltaics.
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