Method for preparing graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution and method for preparing substrate having graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film

Abstract

A method for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution and preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film of the disclosure use graphene and PEDOT:PSS solution for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution used for preparing a transparent conductive film. The sources of the materials are wide and the cost is cheap. The graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution can be further used for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on a substrate. Since a wet coating process, which is cheap and highly efficient, is used for preparing the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film, expensive PVD devices can be avoided when preparing ITO films and the cost is lowered. The graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film prepared in the disclosure has high conductivity and transmittance, such that it can be used in CF substrates for replacing commercial used ITO films. It has great potential applications in flexible devices and wearable devices for its outstanding mechanical properties.

Claims

1. A method for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution, comprising: step 1, providing graphene powder, an aqueous surfactant and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:50500:15010000, incorporating the graphene powder and the aqueous surfactant into the deionized water, performing an ultrasonic dispersing process, obtaining a graphene dispersion, centrifuging the graphene dispersion, choosing the supernatant and obtaining a graphene solution; and step 2, mixing the graphene solution and a PEDOT:PSS diluted solution with a certain concentration in the mass ratio of 1:100 to 100:1, performing an ultrasonic process and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly.

2. The method for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution according to claim 1, wherein in step 1, the aqueous surfactant is sodium dodecyl sulfate, ammonium dodecyl sulfate, sodium dodecyl sulfonate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate or sodium tetradecyl sulfate.

3. The method for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution according to claim 1, wherein in step 1, the ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 500900 W, the ultrasonic time is 10120 min; the rotational speed of a centrifuge when centrifuging the graphene dispersion is 20005000 rpm, and the centrifuging time is 560 min.

4. The method for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution according to claim 1, wherein the content of graphene in the graphene solution obtained in step 1 is 0.15 mg/ml; in step 2, the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is prepared by deionized water and PEDOT:PSS solution, and the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 1100 wt %

5. A method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film, comprising: step 10, preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution by the preparing method according to claim 1; step 20, providing a substrate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate by a wet coating process, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film; step 30, rinsing the substrate after filming by deionized water several times for removing the aqueous surfactant inside the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film and increasing the conductivity of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film; and step 40, drying the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, removing the water inside the thin film and obtaining the dried graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on the substrate.

6. The method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film according to claim 5, wherein in step 20, the substrate is a CF substrate, a normal glass substrate or a flexible substrate; the CF substrate comprises a glass substrate and a color photoresist layer and a black matrix disposed on the glass substrate.

7. The method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film according to claim 5, wherein in step 20, the wet coating process is spray coating, spin coating, roll coating, slot extrusion coating, dip coating, knife coating, gravure printing, ink jet printing or screen printing.

8. The method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film according to claim 7, wherein when the wet coating process is spray coating, step 20 is: providing a substrate, disposing the substrate on an isothermal hot plate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate by spray coating, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, and the temperature of the isothermal hot plate is 80-120 C.; when the wet coating process is spin coating, roll coating or slot extrusion coating, step 20 is: providing a substrate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate, transferring the substrate to an isothermal hot plate immediately after coating and baking for 3-10 min, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, and the temperature of the isothermal hot plate is 80-140 C.

9. The method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film according to claim 5, wherein in step 40, the process of drying is naturally drying, blowing by nitrogen or rapid drying under 80-120 C.

10. The method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film according to claim 5, wherein when the substrate is a CF substrate, the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution is coated to one side of the CF substrate, which has the color photoresist layer or is away from the color photoresist layer.

11. A method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film, comprising: step 10, preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution by the preparing method according to claim 1; step 20, providing a substrate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate by a wet coating process, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film; step 30, rinsing the substrate after filming by deionized water several times for removing the aqueous surfactant inside the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film and increasing the conductivity of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film; and step 40, drying the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, removing the water inside the thin film and obtaining the dried graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on the substrate; wherein in step 20, the substrate is a CF substrate, a normal glass substrate or a flexible substrate; the CF substrate comprises a glass substrate and a color photoresist layer and a black matrix disposed on the glass substrate; wherein in step 20, the wet coating process is spray coating, spin coating, roll coating, slot extrusion coating, dip coating, knife coating, gravure printing, ink jet printing or screen printing; wherein in step 40, the process of drying is naturally drying, blowing by nitrogen or rapid drying under 80-120 C.

12. The method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film according to claim 11, wherein when the wet coating process is spray coating, step 20 is: providing a substrate, disposing the substrate on an isothermal hot plate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate by spray coating, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, and the temperature of the isothermal hot plate is 80-120 C.; when the wet coating process is spin coating, roll coating or slot extrusion coating, step 20 is: providing a substrate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate, transferring the substrate to an isothermal hot plate immediately after coating and baking for 3-10 min, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, and the temperature of the isothermal hot plate is 80-140 C.

13. The method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film according to claim 11, wherein when the substrate is a CF substrate, the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution is coated to one side of the CF substrate, which has the color photoresist layer or is away from the color photoresist layer.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the disclosure, the accompanying drawings for illustrating the technical solutions and the technical solutions of the disclosure are briefly described as below.

[0036] FIG. 1 is a schematic views of a CF substrate in a VA display;

[0037] FIG. 2 is a schematic views of a CF substrate in an IPS display;

[0038] FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the method for preparing graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution;

[0039] FIG. 4 is a SEM diagram of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film prepared by the first embodiment of the method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film;

[0040] FIG. 5 is an appearance diagram of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film prepared by the second embodiment of the method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film; and

[0041] FIG. 6 is a SEM diagram of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film prepared by the second embodiment of the method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to clearly and completely explain the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure. It is apparent that the following embodiments are merely some embodiments of the disclosure rather than all embodiments of the disclosure. According to the embodiments in the disclosure, all the other embodiments attainable by those skilled in the art without creative endeavor belong to the protection scope of the disclosure.

[0043] Referring to FIG. 3, the disclosure first provides a method for preparing graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution used for preparing transparent conductive film, the method comprises the following steps:

[0044] Step 1, providing graphene powder, an aqueous surfactant and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:50500:15010000, incorporating the graphene powder and the aqueous surfactant into the deionized water, performing an ultrasonic dispersing process, obtaining a graphene dispersion, centrifuging the graphene dispersion, choosing the supernatant and obtaining a graphene solution.

[0045] Specifically, the aqueous surfactant is sodium dodecyl sulfate, ammonium dodecyl sulfate, sodium dodecyl sulfonate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate or sodium tetradecyl sulfate.

[0046] Specifically, ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 500900 W, and the ultrasonic time is 10120 min.

[0047] Specifically, the rotational speed of a centrifuge when centrifuging the graphene dispersion is 20005000 rpm, and the centrifuging time is 560 min.

[0048] Specifically, the content of graphene in the graphene solution obtained in step 1 is 0.15 mg/ml.

[0049] Step 2, mixing the graphene solution and a PEDOT:PSS (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene)poly(styrene sulfonic acid)) diluted solution with a certain concentration in the mass ratio of 1:100 to 100:1, performing an ultrasonic process and then obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly.

[0050] Specifically, the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is prepared by deionized water and PEDOT:PSS solution, and the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 1100 wt %; when the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 100 wt %, the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is a pure PEDOT:PSS solution.

[0051] Specifically, the PEDOT:PSS solution is an aqueous surfactant constituted by PEDOT (poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene)), PSS (poly (styrene sulfonic acid)) and water, and it can be purchased or prepared by labs. In general, the mass ratio of PSS to PEDOT in the PEDOT:PSS solution is 15:1, and the total mass (i.e. solid content) of PEDOT and PSS in the PEDOT:PSS solution is 16 wt %.

Embodiment 1 of the Method for Preparing a Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Solution

[0052] Graphene powder, sodium dodecyl sulfate and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:200:1800 are provided, the graphene powder and the sodium dodecyl sulfate are incorporated into the deionized water, an ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 900 W, the ultrasonic time is 30 min, a graphene dispersion is obtained, then, the graphene dispersion is centrifuged, the rotational speed of centrifuging is 3000 rpm, the centrifuging time is 30 min, a supernatant, i.e. a graphene solution, is obtained, and the content of graphene in the graphene solution is 0.5 mg/ml; a certain amount of PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is used, the graphene solution and the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution are mixed in the mass ratio of 50:1, the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 50 wt %, in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution, the mass percentage of PEDOT, PSS and water are 0.5 wt %, 1 wt %, 98.5 wt %, after the ultrasonic process, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly is obtained.

Embodiment 2 of the Method for Preparing a Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Solution

[0053] Graphene powder, sodium dodecyl sulfate and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:200:1050 are provided, the graphene powder and the sodium dodecyl sulfate are incorporated into the deionized water, an ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 500 W, the ultrasonic time is 30 min, then, the graphene dispersion is centrifuged, the rotational speed of centrifuging is 3000 rpm, the centrifuging time is 30 min, a supernatant, i.e. a graphene solution, is obtained, and the content of graphene in the graphene solution is 0.8 mg/ml; a certain amount of PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is used, the graphene solution and the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution are mixed in the mass ratio of 50:1, the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 50 wt %, in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution, the mass percentage of PEDOT, PSS and water are 0.5 wt %, 1.5 wt %, 98 wt %, after the ultrasonic process, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly is obtained.

Embodiment 3 of the Method for Preparing a Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Solution

[0054] Graphene powder, ammonium dodecyl sulfate and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:50:150 are provided, the graphene powder and the ammonium dodecyl sulfate are incorporated into the deionized water, an ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 500 W, the ultrasonic time is 10 min, a graphene dispersion is obtained, then, the graphene dispersion is centrifuged, the rotational speed of centrifuging is 2000 rpm, the centrifuging time is 60 min, a supernatant, i.e. a graphene solution, is obtained, and the content of graphene in the graphene solution is 5 mg/ml; a certain amount of PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is used, the graphene solution and the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution are mixed in the mass ratio of 1:100, the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 1 wt %, in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution, the mass percentage of PEDOT, PSS and water are 0.5 wt %, 2 wt %, 97.5 wt %, after the ultrasonic process, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly is obtained.

Embodiment 4 of the Method for Preparing a Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Solution

[0055] Graphene powder, ammonium dodecyl sulfate and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:100:9900 are provided, the graphene powder and the ammonium dodecyl sulfate are incorporated into the deionized water, an ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 900 W, the ultrasonic time is 120 min, a graphene dispersion is obtained, then, the graphene dispersion is centrifuged, the rotational speed of centrifuging is 5000 rpm, the centrifuging time is 5 min, a supernatant, i.e. a graphene solution, is obtained, and the content of graphene in the graphene solution is 0.1 mg/ml; a certain amount of PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is used, the graphene solution and the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution are mixed in the mass ratio of 100:1, the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 1 wt %, in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution, the mass percentage of PEDOT, PSS and water are 0.5 wt %, 2.5 wt %, 97 wt %, after the ultrasonic process, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly is obtained.

[0056] Based on the method for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution, the disclosure further provides a method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film, comprising the following steps:

[0057] Step 10, preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution by the preparing method described above.

[0058] Step 20, providing a substrate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate by a wet coating process, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film.

[0059] Specifically, the substrate is a CF substrate, a normal glass substrate or a flexible substrate. Specifically, the CF substrate comprises a substrate and a color photoresist layer and a black matrix disposed on the substrate.

[0060] Preferably, the flexible substrate is a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) substrate.

[0061] Specifically, the wet coating process is spray coating, spin coating, roll coating, slot extrusion coating (slot die), dip coating, knife coating, gravure printing, ink jet printing or screen printing.

[0062] Specifically, when the wet coating process is spray coating, step 20 is: providing a substrate, disposing the substrate on an isothermal hot plate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate by spray coating, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, and the temperature of the isothermal hot plate is 80-120 C.

[0063] Specifically, when the spray coating process is performed, the thickness of the formed film can be controlled by the usage of graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution, spraying pressure, time, number of times and so forth.

[0064] When the wet coating process is spin coating, roll coating or slot extrusion coating, step 20 is: providing a substrate, coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution on the substrate, transferring the substrate to an isothermal hot plate immediately after coating and baking for 3-10 min, filming and obtaining a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, and the temperature of the isothermal hot plate is 80-140 C.

[0065] Specifically, when the spin coating process is performed, the thickness of the formed film can be controlled by the usage of graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution, spin time, speed, number of times and so forth.

[0066] Step 30, rinsing the substrate after filming by deionized water several times for removing the aqueous surfactant inside the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film and increasing the conductivity of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film.

[0067] Step 40, drying the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, removing the water inside the thin film and obtaining the dried graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on the substrate.

[0068] Specifically, in step 40, the process of drying is naturally drying, blowing by nitrogen or rapid drying under 80-120 C.

[0069] Specifically, when the substrate provided in step 20 is a CF substrate, and the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution is coated to one side of the CF substrate, which has the color photoresist layer, the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film obtained in step 40 is a surface electrode of the CF substrate in VA displays.

[0070] When the substrate provided in step 20 is a CF substrate, and the graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution is coated to one side of the CF substrate, which is away from the color photoresist layer, the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film obtained in step 40 is a back electrode of the CF substrate in IPS displays.

Embodiment 1 of the Method for Preparing a Substrate having a Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Composite Transparent Conductive Film

[0071] Graphene powder, sodium dodecyl sulfate and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:200:1800 are provided, the graphene powder and the sodium dodecyl sulfate are incorporated into the deionized water, an ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 900 W, the ultrasonic time is 30 min, a graphene dispersion is obtained, then, the graphene dispersion is centrifuged, the rotational speed of centrifuging is 3000 rpm, the centrifuging time is 30 min, a supernatant, i.e. a graphene solution, is obtained, and the content of graphene in the graphene solution is 0.5 mg/ml; a certain amount of PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is used, the graphene solution and the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution are mixed in the mass ratio of 50:1, the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 50 wt %, in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution, the mass percentage of PEDOT, PSS and water are 0.5 wt %, 1 wt %, 98.5 wt %, after the ultrasonic process, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly is obtained. A 10 cm*10 cm color filter substrate is cleaned and then is disposed on a spin coater, 3 ml of the above graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution is uniformly coated on one side of the color filter substrate, which has a color photoresist layer, a spin coating process is performed, after spin coating, the color filter substrate is transferred to an isothermal hot plate of 80 C., after drying for 10 min, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film is obtained, deionized water is used for rinsing several times so as to remove the sodium dodecyl sulfate remained inside the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, then the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film is dried by blowing nitrogen, and a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on the color filter substrate is obtained.

[0072] FIG. 4 is a SEM diagram of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film prepared by embodiment 1, and it can be observed that the surface of the film is uniform. The surface resistance of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film measured by four probe method is 204 /sq, and the transmittance measured by spectrophotometer at 550 nm under room temperature is 85%.

Embodiment 2 of the Method for Preparing a Substrate having a Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Composite Transparent Conductive Film

[0073] Graphene powder, sodium dodecyl sulfate and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:500:750 are provided, the graphene powder and the sodium dodecyl sulfate are incorporated into the deionized water, an ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 500 W, the ultrasonic time is 30 min, then, the graphene dispersion is centrifuged, the rotational speed of centrifuging is 3000 rpm, the centrifuging time is 30 min, a supernatant, i.e. a graphene solution, is obtained, and the content of graphene in the graphene solution is 0.8 mg/ml; a certain amount of PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is used, the graphene solution and the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution are mixed in the mass ratio of 50:1, the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 50 wt %, in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution, the mass percentage of PEDOT, PSS and water are 0.5 wt %, 1.5 wt %, 98 wt %, after the ultrasonic process, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly is obtained. A 10 cm*10 cm glass substrate is cleaned and then is disposed on a spin coater, a spin coating process is performed, 3 ml of the above solution is uniformly coated on the glass substrate, after spin coating, the glass substrate is transferred to an isothermal hot plate of 140 C., after drying for 3 min, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film is obtained, deionized water is used for rinsing several times so as to remove the sodium dodecyl sulfate remained inside the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, then the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film is naturally dried in air, and a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on the glass substrate is obtained. The appearance is light blue, and FIG. 5 is the figure of the appearance.

[0074] FIG. 6 is a SEM diagram of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film prepared by embodiment 2, and it can be observed that the surface of the film is uniform without obvious protrusions. The surface resistance of the graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film measured by four probe method is 207 /sq, and the transmittance measured by spectrophotometer at 550 nm under room temperature is 91%.

Embodiment 3 of the Method for Preparing a Substrate having a Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Composite Transparent Conductive Film

[0075] Graphene powder, ammonium dodecyl sulfate and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:50:150 are provided, the graphene powder and the ammonium dodecyl sulfate are incorporated into the deionized water, an ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 500 W, the ultrasonic time is 10 min, a graphene dispersion is obtained, then, the graphene dispersion is centrifuged, the rotational speed of centrifuging is 2000 rpm, the centrifuging time is 60 min, a supernatant, i.e. a graphene solution, is obtained, andthe content of graphene in the graphene solution is 5 mg/ml; a certain amount of PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is used, the graphene solution and the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution are mixed in the mass ratio of 1:100, the mass percentage of the PEDOT:PSS solution in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is 1 wt %, in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution, the mass percentage of PEDOT, PSS and water are 0.5 wt %, 2 wt %, 97.5 wt %, after the ultrasonic process, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly is obtained. A 10 cm*10 cm glass substrate is cleaned and then is transferred to an isothermal hot plate of 80 C., the glass substrate is spray coated by a spray coater, 5 ml of the above solution is uniformly spray coated the glass substrate, after drying, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film is obtained, deionized water is used for rinsing several times so as to remove the ammonium dodecyl sulfate remained inside the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, then the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film is rapid dried under 80 C., and a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on the glass substrate is obtained.

Embodiment 4 of the Method for Preparing a Substrate having a Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Composite Transparent Conductive Film

[0076] Graphene powder, ammonium dodecyl sulfate and deionized water in the mass ratio of 1:100:9900 are provided, the graphene powder and the ammonium dodecyl sulfate are incorporated into the deionized water, an ultrasonic dispersing process is performed by a high power ultrasonic device, the ultrasonic power is 900 W, the ultrasonic time is 120 min, a graphene dispersion is obtained, then, the graphene dispersion is centrifuged, the rotational speed of centrifuging is 2000 rpm, the centrifuging time is 5 min, a supernatant, i.e. a graphene solution, is obtained, and the content of graphene in the graphene solution is 0.1 mg/ml; a certain amount of PEDOT:PSS diluted solution is used, the graphene solution and the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution are mixed in the mass ratio of 100:1, in the PEDOT:PSS diluted solution, the mass percentage of PEDOT, PSS and water are 0.5 wt %, 2.5 wt %, 97 wt %, after the ultrasonic process, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution dispersed uniformly is obtained. A 10 cm*10 cm glass substrate is cleaned and then is transferred to an isothermal hot plate of 120 C., the glass substrate is spray coated by a spray coater, 5 ml of the above solution is uniformly spray coated on the glass substrate, after drying, a graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film is obtained, deionized water is used for rinsing several times so as to remove the ammonium dodecyl sulfate remained inside the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film, then the graphene/PEDOT:PSS thin film is rapid dried under 140 C., and a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on the glass substrate is obtained.

[0077] According to the above description, a method for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution and a method for preparing a substrate having a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film of the disclosure use graphene and PEDOT:PSS solution for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution used for preparing a transparent conductive film. The sources of the materials are wide and the cost is cheap. The graphene/PEDOT:PSS solution can be further used for preparing a graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film on a substrate. Since a wet coating process, which is cheap and highly efficient, is used for preparing graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film, expensive PVD devices can be avoided when preparing ITO films and the production cost is lowered. The graphene/PEDOT:PSS composite transparent conductive film prepared in the disclosure has a high conductivity and transmittance, such that it can be used in CF substrates for replacing commercial used ITO films, it can be used as a back electrode of the CF substrates in IPS displays, or it can be used as a surface electrode of the CF substrates in VA displays. In addition, it has great potential applications in flexible devices and wearable devices for its outstanding mechanical properties.

[0078] Note that the specifications relating to the above embodiments should be construed as exemplary rather than as limitative of the present disclosure. The equivalent variations and modifications on the structures or the process by reference to the specification and the drawings of the disclosure, or application to the other relevant technology fields directly or indirectly should be construed similarly as falling within the protection scope of the disclosure.