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Title: Zinc oxyfluoride transparent conductor

Abstract

Transparent, electrically conductive and infrared-reflective films of zinc oxyfluoride are produced by chemical vapor deposition from vapor mixtures of zinc, oxygen and fluorine-containing compounds. The substitution of fluorine for some of the oxygen in zinc oxide results in dramatic increases in the electrical conductivity. For example, diethyl zinc, ethyl alcohol and hexafluoropropene vapors are reacted over a glass surface at 400.degree. C. to form a visibly transparent, electrically conductive, infrared reflective and ultraviolet absorptive film of zinc oxyfluoride. Such films are useful in liquid crystal display devices, solar cells, electrochromic absorbers and reflectors, energy-conserving heat mirrors, and antistatic coatings.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Cambridge, MA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
867696
Patent Number(s):
4,990,286
Application Number:
07/324,808
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)
DOE Contract Number:  
XX8-18148-1
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1989 Mar 17
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
zinc; oxyfluoride; transparent; conductor; electrically; conductive; infrared-reflective; films; produced; chemical; vapor; deposition; mixtures; oxygen; fluorine-containing; compounds; substitution; fluorine; oxide; results; dramatic; increases; electrical; conductivity; example; diethyl; ethyl; alcohol; hexafluoropropene; vapors; reacted; glass; surface; 400; degree; form; visibly; infrared; reflective; ultraviolet; absorptive; film; useful; liquid; crystal; display; devices; solar; cells; electrochromic; absorbers; reflectors; energy-conserving; heat; mirrors; antistatic; coatings; containing compound; vapor mixture; glass surface; zinc oxide; chemical vapor; solar cell; electrically conductive; solar cells; vapor deposition; electrical conductivity; liquid crystal; display device; containing compounds; zinc oxyfluoride; crystal display; reflective film; visibly transparent; transparent conductor; heat mirror; absorptive film; /252/136/423/501/

Citation Formats

Gordon, Roy G. Zinc oxyfluoride transparent conductor. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Gordon, Roy G. Zinc oxyfluoride transparent conductor. United States.
Gordon, Roy G. 1991. "Zinc oxyfluoride transparent conductor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867696.
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abstractNote = {Transparent, electrically conductive and infrared-reflective films of zinc oxyfluoride are produced by chemical vapor deposition from vapor mixtures of zinc, oxygen and fluorine-containing compounds. The substitution of fluorine for some of the oxygen in zinc oxide results in dramatic increases in the electrical conductivity. For example, diethyl zinc, ethyl alcohol and hexafluoropropene vapors are reacted over a glass surface at 400.degree. C. to form a visibly transparent, electrically conductive, infrared reflective and ultraviolet absorptive film of zinc oxyfluoride. Such films are useful in liquid crystal display devices, solar cells, electrochromic absorbers and reflectors, energy-conserving heat mirrors, and antistatic coatings.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
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