Improvement of Electrical Conductivity While Maintaining a High-Transmittance of Graphene Oxide/MWCNT Film by Hydrazine Reduction

In this study, we attempted to synthesize a transparent electrode with a composite of along graphene with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT). Hydrazine was used for the reduction process. After the treatment with hydrazine, the sheet resistance was reduced from over 10 Momega/sq. The longest dip time sample (reduced GO/MWCNT-5, RGO/MWCNT-5) had the lowest sheet resistance (114 komega/sq). The reason for this decrease is likely due to the fact that the concentration of MWCNT in the deposited film increased with increases in the deposition time based on the higher density of the MWCNT. Although the transmittance decreased with decreases in the sheet resistance, the transmittances of all the samples were approximately 80% at 550 nm. We succeed in synthesizing a film that maintains transmittance (80%) despite a decreasing sheet resistance.