Enhanced electrical properties of PEDOT:PSS via synergistic effect |
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Authors: | Yu Han |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Northwest A&2. F University, Xi’an, Chinahanyu@nwafu.edu.cn |
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Abstract: | As a representing conducting polymer, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) has been widely employed in organic electronics. However, the electrical conductivity for pristine PEDOT:PSS is only between 0.1 and 0.5 S/cm. In order to enhance the conductivity, the silver nanowires (Ag NWs) were synthesized to dope PEDOT:PSS. It was found the electrical conductivity of PEDOT:PSS was improved to about 200 S/cm with Ag NWs. When double-wall carbon nanotube (DWCNT) was employed together with Ag NWs, the electrical conductivity was further improved to over 2800 S/cm. We proposed the synergistic working model between Ag NWs and CNTs for such enhancement. In this work, UV-vis-NIR spectra and SEM images were also employed to investigate the mechanism of electrical conductivity enhancement. |
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Keywords: | Ag nanowire electrical properties enhancement PEDOT:PSS |
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