Researchers develop flexible transparent conductor free of reflection and scattering
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 - 06:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Transparent conductors are one of the key elements such electronic and optoelectronic devices as displays, light emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells and smart phones. Most of the current technology is based on the use of the semiconductor indium tin oxide (ITO) as a transparent conducting material. However, even though ITO presents several exceptional properties, such as a large transmission and low resistance, it still lacks mechanical flexibility, needs to be processed at high temperatures and is expensive to produce.