Title: Methods and apparatus concerning solution shearing a transparent and conductive polymer film

Abstract

Various embodiments include apparatus and methods of forming an apparatus using a solution shearing process. An example method includes providing a shearing blade on a portion of a substrate coated with a polymeric conductor material and controlling generation of a transparent and conductive polymer film on the substrate by moving the shearing blade in a direction, to generate shear stress to the polymeric conductor material, and according to shearing deposition parameters.

Inventors:

Bao, Zhenan; Andrews, Sean C.; Worfolk, Brian J.; Mannsfeld, Stefan C.B.

Issue Date:

2018-12-18

Research Org.:

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1497725

Patent Number(s):

10155876

Application Number:

15/336,357

Assignee:

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL

B05D1/40 - Distributing applied liquids or other fluent materials by members moving relatively to surface

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS

C08G2261/1424 - containing ether groups, including alkoxy
C08G2261/3223 - containing one or more sulfur atoms as the only heteroatom, e.g. thiophene
C08G2261/512 - Hole transport
C08G2261/794 - with polymeric dopants
C08G2261/91 - Photovoltaic applications
C08G2261/92 - TFT applications

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS

C08L25/18 - Homopolymers or copolymers of aromatic monomers containing elements other than carbon and hydrogen
C08L65/00 - Compositions of macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a carbon-to-carbon link in the main chain

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS

C09D125/18 - Homopolymers or copolymers of aromatic monomers containing elements other than carbon and hydrogen
C09D165/00 - Coating compositions based on macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a carbon-to-carbon link in the main chain
C09D5/24 - Electrically-conducting paints {

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01B - CABLES

H01B1/127 - {comprising five-membered aromatic rings in the main chain, e.g. polypyrroles, polythiophenes}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E10/549 - organic PV cells

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DOE Contract Number:  

EE0005960

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2016 Oct 27

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English