Highly enhanced mechanical stability of indium tin oxide film with a thin Al buffer layer deposited on plastic substrate

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-312

  Sim, Boyeon ^a   Kim, Eun He ^a   Park, Jinwoo ^a   Lee, Myeongkyu ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Buffer layer; Crack resistance; Indium tin oxide; Thin film mechanics

Indexed keywords

CRACK RESISTANCE; ELASTIC MISMATCH; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INDIUM TIN OXIDE FILMS; ITO FILMS; PLASTIC SUBSTRATES; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; THIN METALS;

BUFFER LAYERS; CRACKS; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MECHANICS; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE RESISTANCE; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; TIN;

INDIUM;

EID: 69549126004     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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