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Nanostructured networks of single wall carbon nanotubes for highly transparent, conductive, and anti-reflective flexible electrodes
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3881-6764
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics.
2013 (English)In: Applied Physics Letters, ISSN 0003-6951, E-ISSN 1077-3118, Vol. 103, no 2, article id 021116Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Highly transparent, anti-reflective, flexible, and conductive electrodes are produced by nanopatterning of a polymer composite made of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The formation of nanostructures creates interconnected nanotubes and vertically aligned SWNT networks which greatly improves charge transport compared to a traditionally mixed composite. These electrodes moreover possess high transparency (98% at 550 nm) and good anti-reflective properties. The use of low nanotube loadings provides an economical solution to make conductive and highly transparent flexible electrodes. The process used is simple and can be easily scaled to large areas by roll to roll processes.

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2013. Vol. 103, no 2, article id 021116
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-79425DOI: 10.1063/1.4813498ISI: 000321761000016Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84880483726OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-79425DiVA, id: diva2:645116
Available from: 2013-09-03 Created: 2013-08-19 Last updated: 2023-03-23Bibliographically approved
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1. Carbon nanotubes and graphene polymer composites for opto-electronic applications
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Carbon nanotubes and graphene polymer composites for opto-electronic applications
2016 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Carbon nanotubes are carbon based structures with outstanding electronical and mechanical properties. They are used in a wide range of applications, usually embedded in polymer in the form of composites, in order to affect the electronic behavior of the matrix material. However, as the nanotubes properties are directly dependent on their intrinsic structure, it is necessary to select specific nanotubes depending on the application, which can be a complicated and inefficient process. This makes it attractive to be able to reduce the amount of material used in the composites.

In this thesis, focus is placed on the electrical properties of the composites. A simple patterning method is presented which allows the use of extremely low amounts of nanotubes in order to increase the electrical conductivity of diverse polymers such as polystyrene (PS) or poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT). This method is called nanoimprint lithography and uses a flexible mold in order to pattern composite films, leading to the creation of conducting nanotube networks, resulting in vertically conducting samples (from the bottom of the film to the top of the imprinted patterns).

In parallel, X-ray diffraction measurements have been conducted on thin P3HT polymer films. These were prepared on either silicon substrate or on graphene, and the influence of the processing conditions as well as of the substrate on the crystallinity of the polymer have been investigated. The knowledge of the crystalline structure of P3HT is of great importance as it influences its electronic properties. Establishing a link between the processing conditions and the resulting crystallinity is therefore vital in order to be able to make opto-electronic devices such as transistor or photovoltaic cells.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Umeå: Umeå universitet, 2016. p. 57
Keywords
carbon nanotubes, polythiophene, electrical conductivity, crystallography, graphene, nanoimprint lithography, synchrotron diffraction
National Category
Nano Technology
Research subject
Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-119779 (URN)978-91-7601-478-3 (ISBN)
Public defence
2016-06-01, KB3B1, KBC, Umeå, 10:00 (English)
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Available from: 2016-05-11 Created: 2016-04-27 Last updated: 2018-06-07Bibliographically approved

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