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. 2018 Dec 26;10(1):13. doi: 10.3390/mi10010013

Table 1.

The performance of transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs) based on graphene-related materials. CVD–chemical vapor deposition, DETA–diethylenetriamine, rGO–reduced graphene oxide, CNT–carbon nanotubes, SWNT–single-walled carbon nanotubes, MWNT–multi-walled carbon nanotubes, NW–nanowire, GP–Graphene, PEDOT:PSS–poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate, ITO–indium tin oxide.

Material Details Deposition/Transfer Techniques Sheet Resistance (Ω∙sq−1) Transmission (%) Ref.
CVD graphene HNO3 doping Dry transfer/thermal release tape ~30 (4-layers) 90 [12]
Cu catayst Polymer-free transfer 810 (1-layer)
230 (4-layers)
97.4 (1-layer)
89.4 (4-layers)
[33]
Cu catalyst, HNO3 doping Clean-lifting transfer 50 (4-layers) ~90 (4-layers) [34]
Cu catalyst Roll-to-Roll green transfer 97.5 5.2k [35]
Ni catalyst Wet transfer 500 75 [28]
No catalyst Direct CVD 370–510 82 [36]
No catalyst, 400–600 °C Direct CVD 5.2k 84.6 [37]
Ni/C films on dielectrics Transfer-free growth 50 96 [38]
Cu-Ni alloy Wet transfer 409 96.7 [39]
Layer-by-layer, acid-doping Wet transfer 80 (4-layers) 90 (4-layers) [40]
Dual n-doping
(NH2-SAMs/DETA)
Wet transfer 86 ± 39 96 [41]
rGO Theraml reduction of GO Spin -coating 102–103 80 [42]
rGO/POEGMA layer Dip-coating 23.8k 90 [43]
Thermal reduction of GO Filtration 43k 95 [44]
Thermal reduction of GO Dip-coating 1.8 ± 0.08k 70.7 [45]
Graphene/CNT Graphene growh on SWNT Wet transfer 300 96.4 [46]
Graphene flake/SWNT Filtration 100 80 [47]
CVD Synthesis Wet transfer ~600 95.8 [48]
Thermal reduction of rGO on MWNT Electrostatic adsorption 151k 93 [48]
Chemically converted grpahene/SWNT hybrid suspension Spin-coating 636 92 [49]
Ultralarge GO/SWNT Langmuir-Blodgett 180–560 77–86 [50]
Graphan/metallic nano-structure CVD graphene on AgNW - 22 88 [51]
AgNW on GP - 33 94 [52]
GP on AgNW - 64 ± 6.1 93.6 [53]
Roll-to-roll encapsulation - 8 94 [54]
Graphene/CuNW -Core/shell structure - 36 79 [55]
Graphene/CuNW
Embedded structure
- 25 82 [56]
Ag-mesh/Graphene - 5.39 (GP on mesh)
4.54 (Mesh on GP)
88.1 (GP on mesh)
89.3 (Mesh on GP)
[57]
Graphene/organics Graphene/PEDOT:PSS, hybrid ink Spray coating 600 80 [58]
rGO/PEDOT:PSS, hybrid ink Filtration 2.3k 80 [59]
PEDOT:PSS supproting layer on CVD graphene Wet transfer 80 ± 4 84.6 [60]
Graphene/inorganics CVD graphene on ITO film - 76.46 88.25 [61]
ITO nanoparticle on CVD graphene - 522.21 85 [62]