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Smooth Nanowire/Polymer Composite Transparent Electrodes
Author(s) -
Gaynor Whitney,
Burkhard George F.,
McGehee Michael D.,
Peumans Peter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201100566
Subject(s) - materials science , pedot:pss , nanowire , indium tin oxide , lamination , composite number , electrode , conductive polymer , polystyrene sulfonate , polymer , surface roughness , composite material , nanotechnology , layer (electronics) , chemistry
Smooth composite transparent electrodes are fabricated via lamination of silver nanowires into the polymer poly‐(4,3‐ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene‐sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The surface roughness is dramatically reduced compared to bare nanowires. High‐efficiency P3HT:PCBM organic photovoltaic cells can be fabricated using these composites, reproducing the performance of cells on indium tin oxide (ITO) on glass and improving the performance of cells on ITO on plastic.