Electrical and optical properties of reduced graphene oxide thin film deposited onto polyethylene terephthalate by spin coating technique

Appl Opt. 2017 Oct 1;56(28):7774-7780. doi: 10.1364/AO.56.007774.

Abstract

We present the reduction of solution processed graphene oxide films by hydrogen iodide vapor. The films were studied by Raman spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and its optoelectronic properties characterized. We obtained reduced graphene oxide films on polyethylene terephthalate flexible substrates with good electrical properties, 3.74×10-6 Ω·m, and high optical transmittance of 70% in the visible range. The fabricated layers contain graphene sheets with sizes up to ∼10 μm long and ∼6 μm wide. The presented solution, with highly concentrated processed graphene oxide, could be used as printing ink for manufacturing transparent and conductive electrodes on plastic substrates without the requirement of elevated temperatures.