title: Development of a simple method for fabrication of transparent conductive films with high mechanical strength.
abstract: We have developed a simple method of fabricating transparent conductive films with a high mechanical strength on glass and indium tin oxide substrates. It does not require a large excess of organic solvents and polymerization catalysts and can yield smooth films by spin-coating of a mixture of a commercially available aqueous dispersion of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(4-styrene sulfonate) and a neat liquid of tetraethyl orthosilicate. Preparation conditions such as feed ratio, kinds of additives, and annealing temperature and time were optimized to give highly conductive, transparent and mechanically strong films.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Imae
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuto
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Yousuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ooyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Joji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohshita
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harima
keywords: mechanical strength; poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT); sol–gel method; transparent conductive films