Effect of PEDOT nanofibril networks on the conductivity, flexibility, and coatability of PEDOT:PSS films

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 6954-6961

  Oh, Jin Young ^a   Shin, Minkwan ^a   Lee, Jae Bok ^a   Ahn, Jong Hyun ^a   Baik, Hong Koo ^a   Jeong, Unyong ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

conducting polymer; flexibility; nanofibril; organic solar cell; PEDOT:PSS; wettability

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOFIBERS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; SOLAR CELLS; STRAIN; THIN FILMS; WETTING;

FLEXIBILITY; HYDROPHOBIC SUBSTRATE; NANOFIBRIL; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PEDOT:PSS; PEDOT:PSS THIN FILMS; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE):POLY(STYRENESULFONATE); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84900865951     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500769k     Document Type: Conference Paper

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