Polymer-metal hybrid transparent electrodes for flexible electronics

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kang, Hongkyu ^a   Jung, Suhyun ^a   Jeong, Soyeong ^a   Kim, Geunjin ^a   Lee, Kwanghee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; GLASS; PLASTIC; POLY(3,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE CO STYRENESULFONATE); POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COATING; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84925263392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7503     Document Type: Article

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