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A Hybrid Material of Graphene and Poly (3, 4-ethyldioxythiophene) with High Conductivity, Flexibility, and Transparency

Yanfei XuYan WangJiajie LiangYi HuangYanfeng MaXiangjian WanYongsheng Chen ()
Key Laboratory for Functional Polymer Materials and Centre for Nanoscale Science and TechnologyInstitute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai UniversityTianjin300071China
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A novel hybrid material prepared from graphene and poly (3, 4-ethyldioxythiophene) (PEDOT) shows excellent transparency, electrical conductivity, and good flexibility, together with high thermal stability and is easily processed in both water and organic solvents. Conductivities of the order of 0.2 S/cm and light transmittance of greater than 80% in the 400–1800 nm wavelength range were observed for films with thickness of tens of nm. Practical applications in a variety of optoelectronic devices are thus expected for this transparent and flexible conducting graphene-based hybrid material.

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Xu Y, Wang Y, Liang J, et al. A Hybrid Material of Graphene and Poly (3, 4-ethyldioxythiophene) with High Conductivity, Flexibility, and Transparency. Nano Research, 2009, 2(4): 343-348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-009-9032-9
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