Modulating conductivity, environmental stability of transparent conducting nanotube films on flexible substrates by interfacial engineering

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4551-4558

  Han, Joong Tark ^a   Kim, Jun Suk ^a   Jeong, Hae Deuk ^a   Jeong, Hee Jin ^a   Jeong, Seung Yol ^a   Lee, Geon Woong ^a  

^a Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Silane sol; Single walled carbon nanotubes; Surface tension; Thermal expansion coefficient mismatch; Top coating

Indexed keywords

BAND SPECTRUM; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; CONDUCTING NANOTUBES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; PASSIVATION COATING; PASSIVATION MATERIALS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT MISMATCH; TOP COATING; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS;

CARBON FILMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COATINGS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; PASSIVATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SOLS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRESS;

CONDUCTIVE FILMS;

EID: 78650121431     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn100650e     Document Type: Article

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