A highly conductive and transparent solution processed AZO/MWCNT nanocomposite

作者：Bu Ian Y Y^*; Cole Matthew T

来源：Ceramics International, 2014, 40(1): 1099-1104.

DOI：10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.06.109

• Electrical properties
• Nano composites
• Oxides
• Carbon nanotubes
• Sol-gel methods

A solution processed aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposite thin film has been developed offering simultaneously high optical transparency and low electrical resistivity, with a conductivity figure of merit (sigma(DC)/sigma(opt)) of similar to 75-better than PEDOT:PSS and many graphene derivatives. The reduction in sheet resistance of thin films of pristine MWCNTs is attributed to an increase in the conduction pathways within the sol-gel derived AZO matrix and reduced inter-MWCNT contact resistance. Films have been extensively characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), and ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy.

• 出版日期2014-1