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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Christopher R. Cording, Kingsport, GA (US);
Kunio Masumo, Zama, JP;
Sveinn Otto Agustsson, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Christopher R. Cording, Kingsport, GA (US);
Kunio Masumo, Zama, JP;
Sveinn Otto Agustsson, Brussels, BE;
Assignees:
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
AGC FLAT GLASS EUROPE, S.A., Brussels, BG;
ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 17/34 (2006.01); C23C 16/40 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 17/3423 (2013.01); C03C 17/3417 (2013.01); C03C 17/3435 (2013.01); C03C 17/3441 (2013.01); C23C 16/407 (2013.01); H01L 31/1884 (2013.01); C03C 2217/94 (2013.01); C03C 2217/948 (2013.01); C03C 2218/324 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides transparent conductive oxide (TCO) thin films with improved optical and electrical properties and methods of making the same. More specifically, the invention provides on-line processes for producing TCO thin films that allow for improvements in optical properties and post-production improvements in electrical properties of the TCO.