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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Pilkington Group Limited, Lathom, GB;
Inventors:
Neil Mcsporran, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Gary Robert Nichol, Culcheth, GB;
David Alan Strickler, Toledo, OH (US);
Kevin David Sanderson, Upholland, GB;
Assignee:
Pilkington Group Limited, Lathom, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/04 (2006.01); C23C 16/40 (2006.01); H01L 51/52 (2006.01); G02F 1/155 (2006.01); C03C 17/245 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/5206 (2013.01); C03C 17/2453 (2013.01); C03C 17/2456 (2013.01); G02F 1/155 (2013.01); H01L 51/5212 (2013.01); H01L 51/5234 (2013.01); H01L 2251/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
Transparent conducting electrodes incorporate an interface layer located on the transparent conducting oxide (TCO) layer of the electrode. The interface layer offers a suitable surface for deposition of further layers in order to fabricate electronic devices such as electrochromic devices or organic light emitting diodes. Problems such as pinholes and short circuiting, associated with the inherent roughness of the TCO layer, are reduced.