The effect of spin-coated polyethylene glycol on the electrical and optical properties of graphene film

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 313, Issue , 2014, Pages 883-887

  Ali Umar, Marjoni Imamora ^a,b   Yap, Chi Chin ^a   Awang, Rozidawati ^a   Mat Salleh, Muhamad ^c   Yahaya, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN)   (Indonesia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROENGINEERING AND NANOELECTRONICS IMEN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Multilayer graphene; Optical transmission; Sheet resistance; Spin coating

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENES; SHEET RESISTANCE; SPIN COATING;

COATING SPEED; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE FILMS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; MULTILAYER GRAPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; THERMAL REDUCTION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84904806539     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.06.102     Document Type: Article

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