Abstract
In this study, solution-processed transparent conductors on flexible glass substrate were investigated using indium-tin-oxide (ITO) nanoparticle (NP) ink. The ITO-NP conductors were well fabricated on the flexible glass substrate with neither distortion nor deformation. Optical transmittances of the ITO-NP conductors on flexible glass substrate were enhanced to more than 91% that is higher than those on rigid glass substrate owing to decreased thickness. As well, the ITO-NP conductors on flexible glass substrate heat-treated at 500 and 600 °C showed good thermal stabilities of electrical and optical properties. In case of bending characteristics of samples heat-treated at 500 and 600 °C, the change in resistance was slight within 14%, which is smaller than those of conventional TCOs on flexible films. Based on the results, we propose that the solution-processed ITONP conductors are suitable for TCOs on flexible glass substrates.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 08NF04 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 8 SPEC. ISSUE 3 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2014 |