Neutral-pH PEDOT:PSS as over-coating layer for stable silver nanowire flexible transparent conductive films

Organic Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3654-3659

  Chen, S ^a   Song, L ^b   Tao, Z ^b   Shao, X ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Cui, Q ^a   Guo, X ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai OE Chemicals ^*  (China)

Author keywords

PEDOT:PSS; Silver nanowire; Stability; Transparent conductive film

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; NANOWIRES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SILVER; TESTING; THERMAL AGING; WATER ABSORPTION;

CONDUCTIVITY DEGRADATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLEXIBLE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS; MECHANICAL FLEXIBILITY; PEDOT:PSS; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE):POLY(STYRENESULFONATE); SILVER NANOWIRES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS;

CONDUCTIVE FILMS;

EID: 84908407590     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2014.09.047     Document Type: Article

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