Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10653387 | Solid State Communications | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The study of coupled substitution of In3+ by Sn4+/M2+ species in In2O3 has allowed In2â2xSnxMxO3 solid solutions with bixbyite structure to be synthesized for M=Ni, Mg, Zn, Cu and Ca. The latter exhibit a rather broad homogeneity range and are characterized by an ordered cationic distribution. More importantly, these novel oxides are transparent conductors, and among them the Zn and Cu phases show a great potential, since one observes a semi-metallic behavior with conductivity up to 3Ã102 and 3Ã103 (Ω cm)â1, respectively, to be compared to 2Ã103 (Ω cm)â1 for reduced ITO. Moreover, in contrast to the latter no reducing conditions are required for reaching such performances.
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Authors
L. Bizo, J. Choisnet, R. Retoux, B. Raveau,