The Materion Balzers Optics ITO based on a dedicated sputtering process features:
- High environmental and temperature stability
- Very low resistivity
- Extremely low pinhole density (Low Defect Coatings)
- Can be electrically contacted by Gelot™ busbars
- Very
high transmission
- High-temperature
and low-temperature processing available
- Low temperature: suitable for coating on plastic substrates, very low roughness as measured with AFM <<1 nm RMS
- Coatings with high resistivity for heating applications etc. are available as well
ITO Coatings on Glass and Plastic Substrates
Premium quality, full-surface, and patterned ITO (indium-tin-oxide) coatings are available as electrically conductive and optically transmissive thin films on glass or plastic substrates. The ITO layer may be supplemented with dielectric layers for index matching or for obtaining anti-reflective properties of the coating.
Applications include:
- Radiation dose measurement and electron microscopy, where current induced by irradiation is measured, or charge is drained to prevent the accumulation of electrostatic charge on the surface.
- Surface heated cover glasses to prevent condensation or EMI shielding to improve the quality of the sensor.
