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Polymer solar cells with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) as transparent anode
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In this paper, a highly conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) film was prepared by in-situ oxidative polymerization on a glass substrate and adopted as the transparent anode of polymer solar cells that were based on a blend of poly( 3-hexylthiophene), P3HT and [6,6]-phenyl C 61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) as the photoactive layer.About:
This article is published in Organic Electronics.The article was published on 2008-12-01. It has received 97 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) & PEDOT:PSS.read more
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Solution‐Processed Metallic Conducting Polymer Films as Transparent Electrode of Optoelectronic Devices
TL;DR: These PEDOT:PSS films with conductivity and transparency comparable to ITO can replace ITO as the transparent electrode of optoelectronic devices.
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Graphene as Transparent Electrode Material for Organic Electronics
TL;DR: This work isolated graphene by repeatedly peeling highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) using sticky tape with high crystallographic quality and ballistic electron transport on the micrometer scale with only 2.3% of light absorption.
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Smooth Nanowire/Polymer Composite Transparent Electrodes
TL;DR: This work focuses on replacing conductive metal oxides with alternative materials that can be deposited from solution and can reproduce the performance of metal oxide on glass on various substrates, including plastics.
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PEDOT:PSS films with significantly enhanced conductivities induced by preferential solvation with cosolvents and their application in polymer photovoltaic cells
Yijie Xia,Jianyong Ouyang +1 more
TL;DR: The conductivity of poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films was significantly enhanced by preferential solvations of the hydrophobic PEDOT and hydrophilic PSS chains with cosolvents.
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The application of graphene as electrodes in electrical and optical devices
TL;DR: Several applications of graphene films as electrodes in electrical and optical devices are reviewed and the essential requirements are discussed, which include low sheet resistance, high optical transparency and excellent mechanical properties.
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Plastic Solar Cells
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TL;DR: Tandem solar cells, in which two solar cells with different absorption characteristics are linked to use a wider range of the solar spectrum, were fabricated with each layer processed from solution with the use of bulk heterojunction materials comprising semiconducting polymers and fullerene derivatives.
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Poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) and Its Derivatives: Past, Present, and Future
TL;DR: An overview of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDT) and its derivatives can be found in this article, along with a description of the broad array of properties accessible and a set of the more prominent applications in which they can be utilized.