TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of transparent conductive layers on the functionality of liquid crystal devices
T2 - Comparison of AZO, FTO and ITO
AU - Marinova, Vera
AU - Petrov, Stefan
AU - Petrova, Dimitrina
AU - Napoleonov, Blagovest
AU - Chau, Nguyen Hong Minh
AU - Lan, Yu Pin
AU - Strijkova, Velichka
AU - Hsu, Ken Yuh
AU - Dimitrov, Dimitre
AU - Lin, Shiuan Huei
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - The integration of highly transparent and highly conductive layers plays a crucial role in the advancement of various next-generation optoelectronic technologies. Here, we demonstrate a comparison of optical, electrical and wettability properties of Aluminum-doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition Technique (ALD) with commercially available Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide (FTO) and Indium-doped Tin Oxide (ITO) Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) layers. Their impact on the electro-optical modulation behavior when applied in Liquid Crystal (LC) device assemblies are compared and discussed. The AZO layers performance prove that are fully competitive to the commercial FTO and ITO layers and verify the high demand for the next generation indium tin oxide (ITO)-free technology.
AB - The integration of highly transparent and highly conductive layers plays a crucial role in the advancement of various next-generation optoelectronic technologies. Here, we demonstrate a comparison of optical, electrical and wettability properties of Aluminum-doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition Technique (ALD) with commercially available Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide (FTO) and Indium-doped Tin Oxide (ITO) Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) layers. Their impact on the electro-optical modulation behavior when applied in Liquid Crystal (LC) device assemblies are compared and discussed. The AZO layers performance prove that are fully competitive to the commercial FTO and ITO layers and verify the high demand for the next generation indium tin oxide (ITO)-free technology.
KW - Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO)
KW - Electrical properties
KW - Liquid crystal device
KW - Optical properties
KW - Pre-tilt angle
KW - Response time
KW - Transparent conductive oxides (TCO)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85195500809&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.omx.2024.100330
DO - 10.1016/j.omx.2024.100330
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85195500809
SN - 2590-1478
VL - 22
JO - Optical Materials: X
JF - Optical Materials: X
M1 - 100330
ER -