Tailoring Characteristics of PEDOT:PSS Coated on Glass and Plastics by Ultrasonic Substrate Vibration Post Treatment
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental
2.2. Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Nominal Frequency (kHz) | Power (W) | Resonance Frequency (kHz) |
---|---|---|
20 | 5 | 300 @ 18.48 |
20 a | 517 @18.48 | |
25 | 563 @ 18.48 | |
50 | 664 @ 18.48 | |
40 | 5 | 3.85 @ 41.20 |
20 a | 5.78 @ 41.20 | |
25 | 6.40 @ 41.20 | |
50 | 7.84 @ 41.20 | |
68 | 5 | 2.06 @ 38.80 b |
20 a | 2.51 @ 38.76 b | |
25 | 2.70 @ 38.75 b | |
50 | 2.30 @ 38.89 b | |
5 | 0.02 @ 68.16 | |
20 a | 0.22 @ 68.17 | |
25 | 0.31 @ 68.17 | |
50 | 0.46 @ 68.18 |
Frequency (kHz) | On Glass/ITO (°) | On PET/ITO (°) |
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Pristine | ||
24.5 ± 3.1 | 22.3 ± 0.6 | |
20 | ||
75.9 ± 5.4 | 49.3 ± 0.3 | |
40 | ||
68.0 ± 3.8 | 51.5 ± 4.5 | |
68 | ||
67.4 ± 4.1 | 43.4 ± 2.0 |
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Gholampour, N.; Brian, D.; Eslamian, M. Tailoring Characteristics of PEDOT:PSS Coated on Glass and Plastics by Ultrasonic Substrate Vibration Post Treatment. Coatings 2018, 8, 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8100337
Gholampour N, Brian D, Eslamian M. Tailoring Characteristics of PEDOT:PSS Coated on Glass and Plastics by Ultrasonic Substrate Vibration Post Treatment. Coatings. 2018; 8(10):337. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8100337
Chicago/Turabian StyleGholampour, Nadia, Dominikus Brian, and Morteza Eslamian. 2018. "Tailoring Characteristics of PEDOT:PSS Coated on Glass and Plastics by Ultrasonic Substrate Vibration Post Treatment" Coatings 8, no. 10: 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8100337
APA StyleGholampour, N., Brian, D., & Eslamian, M. (2018). Tailoring Characteristics of PEDOT:PSS Coated on Glass and Plastics by Ultrasonic Substrate Vibration Post Treatment. Coatings, 8(10), 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8100337