Preparation and properties of transparent conductors

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:417706

Gordon, R G ^[1]

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1. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

Transparent, electrically conductive films have been prepared from several different metal oxides, including those of tin, indium and zinc. Deposition methods for these materials are reviewed, and their properties summarized and compared. A figure of merit for a transparent conductor may be defined as the ratio of the electrical conductivity to the optical absorption coefficient of the film. The figure of merit for fluorine-doped zinc oxide is shown to be larger than that of other transparent conductors, such as boron-doped zinc oxide, fluorine-doped tin oxide, and tin-doped indium oxide. Physical, chemical and thermal durability, deposition temperature, and cost are other factors which may also influence the choice of material for a particular application.

• Sponsoring Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 417706
• Report Number(s): CONF-960401-; ISBN 1-55899-329-0; TRN: IM9705%%79
• Resource Relation: Conference: Spring meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS), San Francisco, CA (United States), 8-12 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Thin films for photovoltaic and related device applications; Ginley, D. [ed.] [National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)]; Catalano, A. [ed.] [Technology Assessment Group, Boulder, CO (United States)]; Schock, H.W. [ed.] [Univ. Stuttgart (Germany)]; Eberspacher, C. [ed.] [Unisun, Newbury Park, CA (United States)]; Peterson, T.M. [ed.] [Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)]; Wada, Takahiro [ed.] [Matsushita Electric Industries Co., Ltd., Kyoto (Japan)]; PB: 621 p.; Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 426
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
14 SOLAR ENERGY
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
TIN OXIDES
SURFACE COATING
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
INDIUM OXIDES
ZINC OXIDES
SOLAR CELLS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
DOPED MATERIALS
SPRAY COATING
SPUTTERING
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ABSORPTIVITY
ETCHING