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Soft Materials Volume 7, 2009 - Issue 4
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TRANSPARENT CARBON NANOTUBE/POLY (3, 4‐ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) COMPOSITE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS

Jianhua Zou NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Binh Tran NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Qun Huo NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Lei Zhai NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 355-365 | Received 28 Feb 2009, Accepted 04 May 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009
 
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Abstract

A highly stable and processable aqueous dispersion of multi‐wall carbon nanotube/poly (3, 4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) composite was synthesized through the polymerization of 3, 4‐ehtylenedioxythiophene on the surfaces of polystyrene sulfonic acid dispersed carbon nanotubes. Transparent and conductive composite thin films were built on both glass and poly (ethylene terephthalate) substrates through spin‐coating. The composite thin films show low surface resistance with uniform and high transmittance in the visible light range. Furthermore, the surface resistance can be tuned by changing carbon nanotube content in the composite for different technical applications.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors thank the National Science Foundation (Awards DMR 0552295, DMR 0506531 and DMR 0746499) for financial support.

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