New transfer method of CVD-grown graphene using a flexible, transparent and conductive polyaniline-rubber thin film for organic electronic applications

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 273, Issue , 2015, Pages 509-518

  de Castro, R K ^a,b   Araujo, J R ^a   Valaski, R ^a   Costa, L O O ^a   Archanjo, B S ^a   Fragneaud, B ^a,d   Cremona, M ^a,b   Achete, C A ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor deposition; EPDM; Graphene; Organic photovoltaic devices; Polyaniline

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON DEVICES; ETHYLENE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYANILINE; PROPYLENE; RUBBER; RUBBER APPLICATIONS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CONDUCTIVE POLYANILINE; EPDM; ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER; INTRINSIC CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84926430305     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.03.092     Document Type: Article

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