Transparent conductor and organic device

• Main Authors: Harada, Shouhei, Shingai, Hiroshi, Nishizawa, Akinori
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.11.2022
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CABLES; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; CONDUCTORS; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; INSULATORS; METALLURGY; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING ORDIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION

A transparent conductor includes a transparent substrate, a first metal oxide layer, a metal layer containing a silver alloy, a third metal oxide layer, and a second metal oxide layer in the order presented. The first metal oxide layer is composed of a metal oxide which is different from ITO, the second metal oxide layer contains ITO, and the work function of the surface of the second metal oxide layer opposite to the metal layer side is 4.5 eV or higher.