Bibliographic Citation

 
8,253,012
High quality transparent conducting oxide thin films
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08/28/2012
US patent application 12/441,707
Gessert, Timothy A. (Conifer, CO); Duenow, Joel N. (Golden, CO); Barnes, Teresa (Evergreen, CO); Coutts, Timothy J. (Golden, CO)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
USDOE
AC36-99GO10337
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)
A transparent conducting oxide (TCO) film comprising: a TCO layer, and dopants selected from the elements consisting of Vanadium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Niobium, Antimony, Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium, wherein the elements are n-type dopants; and wherein the transparent conducting oxide is characterized by an improved electron mobility of about 42 cm.sup.2/V-sec while simultaneously maintaining a high carrier density of .about.4.4e.times.10.sup.20 cm.sup.-3.

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