Transparent Conducting Amorphous IZO Thin Films: An Approach to Improve the Transparent Electrode Quality.

It is common knowledge that using different oxygen contents in the working gas during sputtering deposition results in fabrication of indium zinc oxide (IZO) films with a wide range of optoelectronic properties. It is also important that high deposition temperature is not required to achieve excellent transparent electrode quality in the IZO films. Modulation of the oxygen content in the working gas during RF sputtering of IZO ceramic targets was used to deposit IZO-based multilayers in which the ultrathin IZO unit layers with high electron mobility (μ-IZO) alternate with ones characterized by high concentration of free electrons (-IZO).

The ZnO-InO Oxide System as a Material for Low-Temperature Deposition of Transparent Electrodes.

The development of optoelectronic devices based on flexible organic substrates substantially decreases the possible process temperatures during all stages of device manufacturing. This makes it urgent to search for new transparent conducting oxide (TCO) materials, cheaper than traditional indium-tin oxide (ITO), for the low-temperature deposition of transparent electrodes, a necessary component of most optoelectronic devices. The article presents the results of a vertically integrated study aimed at the low-temperature production of TCO thin films based on a zinc-indium oxide (ZIO) system with acceptable functional characteristics.

Water-Soluble Copper Ink for the Inkjet Fabrication of Flexible Electronic Components.

The aim of this work is preparation and investigation of copper conductive paths by printing with a different type of functional ink. The solutions based on copper-containing complex compounds were used as inks instead of dispersions of metal nanoparticles. Thermal characteristics of synthesized precursors were studied by thermogravimetry in an argon atmosphere.