Patent ID: 8313620
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: C03C,C23C,G02F

Abstract:
1. A method of making an electronic device, the method comprising: sputtering a film comprising substantially sub-oxidized indium tin oxide (ITO) and/or metallic-mode indium-tin, directly or indirectly, on a glass substrate via a target comprising indium and tin, said sputtering being performed at or close to room temperature; heat treating the substrate with the film comprising substantially sub-oxidized ITO and/or metallic-mode indium-tin such that the substantially sub-oxidized ITO and/or metallic-mode indium-tin is transformed into a substantially transparent and electrically conductive crystalline resultant film comprising ITO; and providing the substrate coated with the substantially transparent and electrically conductive crystalline resultant film comprising ITO in the electronic device so that the substantially transparent and electrically conductive crystalline resultant film comprising ITO is a conductive layer in the electronic device.