Gravure printing of ITO transparent electrodes for applications in flexible electronics

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 391-396

  Alsaid, Dania A ^a   Rebrosova, Erika ^a   Joyce, Margaret ^a   Rebros, Marian ^a   Atashbar, M ^a   Bazuin, Bradley ^a  

^a Parkview Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

flexible electronics; Gravure printing; ITO nanoparticles; transparent electrodes

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CELL VOLUME; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; GRAVURE PRINTING; IN-BUILDINGS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; ITO FILMS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MECHANICAL FLEXIBILITY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; SHEET RESISTIVITY; SPUTTERED FILMS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE; VISIBLE LIGHT REGION;

ASPECT RATIO; BIOSENSORS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; NANOPARTICLES; OFFSET PRINTING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIN;

GRAPHIC METHODS;

EID: 84863434916     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2012.2191765     Document Type: Article

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