title: Preparation and characterization of transparent and conductive thin films of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
abstract: Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), synthesized using the arc-discharge method and the direct-injection-pyrolytic synthesis (DIPS) method, were dispersed in a tetrahydrofuran solution containing propylamine and used to prepare transparent and conductive thin films on PET films using an airbrush technique. The SWNTs were analyzed using vis-near infrared absorption spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The surface resistivity of the SWNT films on the substrates was measured using a four-point probe conductivity measurement. The results revealed that the purity, length, and proportion of the metallic SWNTs are important factors in decreasing the sheet resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan. ymaeda@u-gakugei.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komoriya
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sode
authors.forename: Junki
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higo
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akasaka
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagase
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon