Langmuir-Blodgett assembly of ultra-large graphene oxide films for transparent electrodes
(1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,
Shanghai 200093, China;
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China)
Shanghai 200093, China;
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China)
Abstract: Monolayer ultra-large graphene oxide (UL-GO) sheets with diameter up to about 100 μm were synthesized based on a chemical method. Transparent conductive films were produced using the UL-GO sheets that were deposited layer-by-layer on a substrate by the Langmuir-Blodgett (L-B) assembly technique. The films produced from UL-GO sheets with a close-packed flat structure exhibit exceptionally high electrical conductivity and transparency after thermal reduction. A remarkable sheet resistance of 605 Ω/sq at 86% transparency is obtained, which outperforms the graphene films grown on a Ni substrate by chemical vapor deposition. The technique used to produce transparent conductive films is facile, inexpensive and tunable for mass production.
Key words: graphene oxide; Langmuir-Blodgett assembly; transparent electrode; thermal reduction