We deposited transparent ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate thin films on fused silica and contacted them via Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) transparent electrodes with an interdigitated electrode (IDE) design. These layers, together with a TiO2 buffer layer on the fused silica substrate, are highly transparent (>60% in the visible optical range). Fully crystallized Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PZT) films...

Developments in the manufacturing technology of low-cost, high-quality carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are leading to increased industrial applications for this remarkable material. One of the most promising applications, CNT based transparent conductive films (TCFs), are an alternative technology in future electronics to replace traditional TCFs, which use indium tin oxide. Despite significant price c...

The transparent conductive thin films used as electrodes for plasma device applications can be damaged by the background plasma with a resulting spectral alteration of the optical emission of the device. In this work, we studied the surface damage experienced by a plasma-based artificial nose by a combination of surface sensitive techniques. Atomic force microscopy and glancing incidence low kV...

Advances in opto-electronics are often led by discovery and development of materials featuring unique properties. Recently, thematerial class of transparent conductive oxides (TCO) has attracted attention for active photonic devices on-chip. In particular, indium tin oxide (ITO) is found to have refractive index changes on the order of unity. This property makes it possible to achieve electroop...

Electrochromic devices, which dynamically change colour under applied potential, are widely studied for use in energy-efficient smart windows. To improve the viability of smart windows, many researchers are utilizing nanomaterials, which can provide electrochromic devices with improved colouration efficiencies, faster switching times, longer cycle lives, and potentially reduced costs. In an eff...

Room-temperature operated photodetectors without transparent conductive oxide electrodes by conjugated polymers mixed with inorganic quantum dots, exhibiting the detectivities over 10 12 Jones from 300 nm to 2000 nm, were demonstrated.

In this work new transparent conductive films that had a sandwich structure composed of ITO/metal/ITO multilayer films were prepared by reactive thermal evaporation technique on glass substrates without intentional substrate heating. Ag, Au and Cu thin films have been used as intermediate metal layer. The thickness of each layer in the ITO/metal/ITO films was kept constant at 50nm/10nm/40nm. Th...

Several types of electro-optic devices require electrodes that are both optically transparent and electrically conductive. Examples of such devices useful for inertial fusion lasers are given in Table 43.1. Some devices, such as the longitudinal Pockels cell, require application of a transparent electrode to a thermally sensitive substrate of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP). The applied co...