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Three-dimensional Nanoscale Mapping of Porosity in Solution-Processed ITO Multilayer Thin Films for Patternable Transparent Electrodes
摘要： Indium tin oxide (ITO) films constitute components of many layered heterostructures used for emergent technologies beyond conventional optoelectronics. Compositional and morphological changes have a direct impact on the device’s performance. Hence control over the morphology with advanced multimodal characterization approaches are required to evaluate the devices. Herein multilayer ITO films deposited by spin coating were quantified in nanoscale detail in three dimensions by combining results from depth-sensitive neutron reflectometry (NR), non-contact topographic AFM images and cross-sectional SEM images. Films with different number of deposited layers were visually transparent even though the topmost layer was as high as 60% porous, with porosity gradually decreasing as the number of the underneath sublayers increased. Surface and interfacial roughness through the total film and individual layer thickness were obtained. NR data also furnished quantitative depth information on the films chemical composition and layer-by-layer bulk density, which has never been obtained before, providing a way to monitor and ultimately control the sheet resistivity via the pore network. When the same formulation is used for inkjet printing patterns, the larger pores disappear and the optical properties are improved to >90% transmittance at all visible wavelengths. All 5L films achieved sheet resistivities as low as 10-2 ?-cm and can therefore be used as patternable transparent electrodes for many devices including liquid crystal displays.
关键词： thin multilayer film,neutron reflectometry,depth density distribution,neutron absorption reflectometry,Indium tin oxide,porosity,structure chemical depth profile,off-specular neutron scattering,layer by layer deposition
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:35
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Deposition of gold nanoparticles upon bare and indium tin oxide film coated glass based on annealing process
摘要： We presented a simple and efficient strategy for deposition of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) upon transparent bare and indium tin oxide (ITO) film coated glass substrate using gold colloids as Au sources. The method involved two steps: embedding in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film and annealing at high temperature. The AuNPs deposited on solid substrate because of migration and coalescence of gold at high temperature. The optical and structural properties of the AuNPs were characterised by UV-vis absorption spectra and scanning electron microscopy. The results indicate that the surface of AuNPs upon substrate was clean as annealing at 600 °C for 0.5 h. The size of AuNPs deposited on ITO glass increased with annealing time and volume of PVA-AuNPs. Meanwhile, the localised surface plasmon resonance peak of AuNPs deposited on substrate was also gradual red-shift. In addition, the size of AuNPs deposited on ITO substrate was larger than that on bare glass. This work provides a simple, low-cost and large-scale method for fabrication of substrate-based AuNPs, which is benefit for exploiting biosensors, photonic devices and optoelectronic devices.
关键词： thermal annealing,solid substrate,Gold nanoparticles,indium tin oxide film coated glass
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:35
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Manufacturing of All Inkjet-Printed Organic Photovoltaic Cell Arrays and Evaluating their Suitability for Flexible Electronics
摘要： The generation of electrical energy depending on renewable sources is rapidly growing and gaining serious attention due to its green sustainability. With fewer adverse impacts on the environment, the sun is considered as a nearly infinite source of renewable energy in the production of electrical energy using photovoltaic devices. On the other end, organic photovoltaic (OPV) is the class of solar cells that offers several advantages such as mechanical flexibility, solution processability, environmental friendliness, and being lightweight. In this research, we demonstrate the manufacturing route for printed OPV device arrays based on conventional architecture and using inkjet printing technology over an industrial platform. Inkjet technology is presently considered to be one of the most matured digital manufacturing technologies because it offers inherent additive nature and last stage customization flexibility (if the main goal is to obtain custom design devices). In this research paper, commercially available electronically functional inks were carefully selected and then implemented to show the importance of compatibility between OPV material stacks and the device architecture. One of the main outcomes of this work is that the manufacturing of the OPV devices was accomplished using inkjet technology in massive numbers ranging up to 1500 containing different device sizes, all of which were deposited on a flexible polymeric film and under normal atmospheric conditions. In this investigation, it was found that with a set of correct functional materials and architecture, a manufacturing yield of more than 85% could be accomplished, which would reflect high manufacturing repeatability, deposition accuracy, and processability of the inkjet technology.
关键词： inkjet technology,flexible electronics,organic photovoltaics,Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) free solar cells
更新于2025-11-14 17:28:48
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Carbon Black and Titanium Interlayers Between Zinc Oxide Photo Electrode and Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
摘要： Carbon black and titanium interlayers were deposited on ?uorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) anode layers using radio frequency magnetron sputtering method. On top of them, Zinc oxide (ZnO) photo anode layers were prepared using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique. ZnO high binding energy as well as good breakdown strength, cohesion, and stability used as a photo electrode material for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), but it does not have a good electrical contact to the FTO anode. To solve this problem, the carbon black and titanium interlayers were deposited. The effect of interlayers on the power conversion ef?ciency (PCE) of DSSCs was investigated. The PCE of the devices with 120-nm-thick interlayers of carbon black or titanium was 5.21 or 4.45%, respectively, which were larger than the PCE of the devices without such interlayers (3.25%). The smooth interface of the carbon black interlayer reduced the interface impedance of the ZnO photo anode effectively. On the other hand, the titanium interlayer with TiO2 on the ZnO side increased the impedance, and decreased the PCE.
关键词： Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide,Titanium,Carbon Black,Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
更新于2025-11-14 17:04:02
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Nanostructured Transparent Conductive Electrodes for Applications in Harsh Environments Fabricated via Nanosecond Laser‐Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) in Indium–Tin Oxide Films on Glass
摘要： A self-organization phenomenon named laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) is utilized for pattern formation in indium–tin oxide (ITO) transparent conductive films coated on borosilicate glass. Stripe patterns with periodicities down to 175 nm are created by scanning the focused beam (30 μm spot diameter 1 e?2) of a nanosecond pulsed laser operating at 532 nm wavelength over ITO films. Highly ordered ITO-LIPSS are generated at a pulse duration of 6 ns, pulse frequencies between 100 and 200 kHz, pulse energies around 20 μJ, and laser spot scan speeds in the range of 50–80 mm s?1. Resulting nanopatterns are electrically conductive and feature improved optical transparency as well as stability against strong acids such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and even aqua regia. The formation of mixed phases between ITO and silicon is considered to be the origin for the chemical robustness of laser patterned transparent conductive electrodes.
关键词： laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS),laser patterning,self-organization,indium–tin oxide (ITO),transparent conductive films (TCF)
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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A Comparative Study of Gas Sensing Properties of Tungsten Oxide, Tin Oxide and Tin-Doped Tungsten Oxide Thin Films for Acetone Gas Detection
摘要： Nowadays, various metal oxide thin films have been used for the purpose of gas sensing. This research depicts a comparison of gas sensing properties among four different metal oxide thin films, namely, tungsten dioxide (WO2), tungsten trioxide (WO3), tin oxide (SnO2) and tin doped tungsten trioxide (Sn-doped WO3), for detecting acetone gas. Each metal oxide thin film was subjected to acetone gas flow of various concentrations and the corresponding changes in resistance were calculated. Characterizations such as x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and gas sensing characterization for recording resistance changes have been performed. Each film was annealed at different temperatures for 1 h (WO2 and WO3 at 500°C, SnO2 at 300°C and Sn-doped WO3 at 400°C) so as to achieve an optimum grain size for sensing. The XRD patterns reveal formation of an orthorhombic phase of WO2, hexagonal phase of WO3 and orthorhombic phase of SnO2. AFM and SEM depict clear images of grain boundaries on the film. SnO2 has been found to be the best thin film for sensing acetone gas. Operational optimum temperature for sensing acetone gas has been calculated for each thin film (260°C for WO2, 220°C for WO3, 360°C for SnO2 and 300°C for Sn-doped WO3). It can detect a very low concentration of 1.5 ppm acetone gas with a good resistance response change of 30%. Various concentrations of acetone gas, namely, 1.5 ppm, 3 ppm, 5 ppm, 7 ppm, 10 ppm, 15 ppm and 20 ppm, have been detected using these metal oxide thin films, and thus the comparison has been made. The response time for SnO2 is approximately 3 min and recovery time is approximately 4 min.
关键词： tungsten oxide,acetone gas detection,topography,tin oxide,Metal oxide thin films,surface metrology,gas sensing,tin-doped tungsten oxide
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Atomic layer deposition of ultrathin indium oxide and indium tin oxide films using a trimethylindium, tetrakis(dimethylamino)tin, and ozone precursor system
摘要： Indium oxide (IO) and indium tin oxide (ITO) are widely used in optoelectronics applications as a high quality transparent conducting oxide layer. A potential application of these coatings is for enhancing the electrical properties of spacecraft thermal radiator coatings, where dissipating built-up static charge is crucial. In this work, the authors investigated the thickness-dependent electrical and optical properties of IO thin films synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD) with the aim of finding the optimum condition for coating radiator pigments. Trimethylindium and ozone were used as precursors for IO, while a tetrakis(dimethylamino)tin(IV) source was used for Sn doping to produce ITO. As-deposited IO films prepared at 140 °C resulted in a growth per cycle of ~0.46 ?/cycle and film resistivity as low as 1.4 × 10^{-3} Ω cm. For the case of ITO thin films, an ALD process supercycle consisting of 1 Sn + 19 In cycles is shown to provide the optimum level of Sn doping corresponding to 10 wt. % widely reported in the literature.
关键词： atomic layer deposition,indium oxide,optoelectronics,transparent conducting oxides,thin films,indium tin oxide
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Preparation of Monodispersed Nanoparticles of Transparent Conductive Oxides
摘要： Generally, indium-tin-oxides (ITO) thin film is prepared by the sputtering process with ITO target, but only 20 % of ITO yielded from the target is deposited on the substrate. Namely, about 80 % ITO is exhausted by the deposition elsewhere far from the substrate. The recycling process of indium is limited so that ca. 20 % ITO of the starting material is lost without any recovery. Even if the recycling of ITO has been carried out in this process, we should prepare ITO target of 5 times more than apparent use of ITO on film. If we change it to printing process from the sputtering, the reduction in ITO use is expected as ca. 50 %, considering the increase in film thickness by printing. Our target technology also includes ITO nanoink for the project. As a result, monodispersed ITO nanoparticles (NPs) with a cubic shape were fabricated by using quaternary ammonium hydroxide-assisted metal hydroxide organogels. These NPs have perfect uniformity in size with beautiful shape, and perfect single crystalline structure including Sn. As we were attempted to make thin film with ITO nanoink, it was successfully fabricated below 200 nm in thickness and the resistivity was drastically decreased below 1.0 × 10–3 Ω cm after heat treatments. GZO nanoink as substitute of ITO has also been developed.
关键词： indium tin oxide,transparent conductive oxides,uniform nanoparticles,shape control
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Effect of the synthesis method on the properties of lithium doped graphene oxide composites with tin oxide nanoparticles: Towards white luminescence
摘要： Graphene oxide (GO) based composites functionalized with nanoparticles are emerging as potential candidates for multifunctional devices. As the synthesis route can strongly influence the way in which the nanoparticles are anchored to GO and the resulting properties, different routes have been employed and evaluated in this work for the preparation of composites formed by GO and undoped or Li doped SnO2 nanoparticles. Promotion of synergetic effects, as well as changes in the structural and luminescent properties of the composites have been also analyzed. In comparison with GO, composite samples synthesized in this work involve enhanced luminescence while retaining nearly white emission, which could lead to wider applicability of GO based composites in free standing and emitting and sensing devices. Aspects, such as GO reduction, stabilization of different Sn-based oxides, variation in the concentration of oxygen related functional groups, changes in the sp2 domain sizes, incorporation of lithium and enhancement of the luminescence, have been analyzed in this work by means of x-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Raman spectroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and photoluminescence (PL) characterizations.
关键词： Nanoparticles,Lithium,Tin oxide,Nanomaterials,Luminescence,Composite
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Nonreciprocal optical links based on time-modulated nanoantenna arrays: Full-duplex communication
摘要： Interference of transmitted and received signals hinders the simultaneous functionality of a conventional optical antenna as a transmitter and receiver which is required for full-duplex communication. The full-duplex communication schemes enabled by dense wavelength division multiplexed optical networks require distinct transmitter/receiver components operating at different wavelengths which increase the cost, complexity, and footprint of the physical layer. In this work, we demonstrate that an array of nanoantennas with leaky-wave architecture based on spatiotemporal modulation establishes nonreciprocal optical links which can reject the interference of transmitted and received signals by isolating the frequency of transmission and reception modes. For this purpose, we integrate indium-tin oxide into plasmonic nanodipoles which allows for realization of time-modulated nanoantennas in near-infrared frequency regime through electrical modulation of charge carrier density with radio-frequency signals. The radiation characteristics of individual nanoantennas and modal properties of nanoantenna arrays are rigorously studied through linking of charge transport and electromagnetic models. To this end, we extend the formulation of discrete dipole approximation as the standard modeling tool for electromagnetic scattering from nanoantenna arrays to treat realistic time-modulated structures with drastically different timescales between optical and modulation frequencies. The operation of spatiotemporally modulated array antennas in transmission and reception modes is investigated. Moreover, electrical beam-scanning functionality and dependence of antenna characteristics to modulation parameters and wavelength are demonstrated. It is rigorously established that such array antennas can operate as full transceivers by separating the transmitted and received signals propagating along the same direction through down conversion and up conversion of the frequency. Our results provide a route toward realization of optical antenna systems capable of full-duplex communication and real-time beam scanning which can increase the capacity and decrease the complexity of optical networks.
关键词： nonreciprocal optical links,indium-tin oxide,leaky-wave antenna,discrete dipole approximation,full-duplex communication,time-modulated nanoantenna arrays,spatiotemporal modulation
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52