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Dipping process for the production of transparent, electrically conductive, augmented indium oxide layers

Assignee: Schott AG
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Filing: 1986-02-27
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2006-02-27
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Abstract

Abstract In a process for producing transparent, electrically conductive, augmented layers of indium oxide by means of a dipping process, during which the substrate to be coated is dipped into a solution containing hydrolyzable compounds of indium, whereupon the substrate is withdrawn from the solution, is dried, and tempered at temperatures of up to 500° C., a dipping solution is used which, in addition to the indium compound, contains at least one additional hydrolyzable compound of an element in the 2nd, 4th or 5th main groups, in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th or 8th subgroup of the periodic system of elements, or of the rare earths.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nanning Arfsten
  • 👤 Reinhard Kaufmann
  • 👤 Doris Schubert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 10:33
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/22; C03C17/23; C03C17/25; C03C2217/00; C03C2217/20; C03C2217/21; C03C2217/215; C03C2217/24; C03C2218/00; C03C2218/10; C03C2218/11; C03C2218/111

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A process for the production of a transparent, electrically conductive indium oxide coating, which comprises: (a) dipping an alkali-containing glass substrate into a dipping solution consisting essentially of, (i) an aqueous acidic solution of a hydrolyzed inorganic indium salt, and (ii) at, least one hydrolyzable augmentation compound dissolved therein in an amount effective to augment the electrical properties of the resultant coating in comparison with indium oxide alone and which contains an element from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Y, La, Si, Ge, Pb, Sb, Bi, As, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Hg, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Ce, and Nd; (b) removing excess dipping solution by withdrawing the coated substrate therefrom at a constant speed; (c) drying the resultant substrate; (d) tempering the coated substrate at 400°-500° C. in the presence of air; and (e) cooling the tempered substrate to room temperature to form a transparent single layer coating having said augmented electrical properties.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A process for the production of a transparent, electrically conductive indium oxide coating, which comprises: (a) dipping an alkali-containing glass substrate into a dipping solution consisting essentially of, (i) an aqueous acidic solution of a hydrolyzed inorganic indium salt, and (ii) at, least one hydrolyzable augmentation compound dissolved therein in an amount effective to augment the electrical properties of the resultant coating in comparison with indium oxide alone and which contains an element from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Y, La, Si, Ge, Pb, Sb, Bi, As, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Hg, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Ce, and Nd; (b) removing excess dipping solution by withdrawing the coated substrate therefrom at a constant speed; (c) drying the resultant substrate; (d) tempering the coated substrate at 400°-500° C. in the presence of air; and (e) cooling the tempered substrate to room temperature to form a transparent single layer coating having said augmented electrical properties.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the tempered coating is refined by means of a reducing gas at a temperature of 200°-500° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the hydrolyzable augmentation compound is an alkoxide, nitrate, or chelate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein the augmentation compound is a chelate of acetylacetone or of an acetoacetic ester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 21 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein an effective amount of a chelate-forming augmentation compound is added to the dipping solution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 42 words
A process according to claim 5, wherein the chelate-forming augmentation compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of acetylacetone, acetoacetic esters, mono-carboxylic acids, aldehydes, polyalcohol, polycarboxylic acids, ketones, hydroxyketones, aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, and aliphatic or aromatic amines.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 15 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the chelate-forming augmentation compound is glycol or glycerine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
A process according to claim 6, wherein the chelate-forming augmentation compound is pyridine, alpha-picoline, triethylamine, ethanolamine, urea, or urotropine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the dipping solution and glass substrate are at room temperature.

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