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Mohammed, Dilveen; Ameen, Rayan; Street, Steven; Sierros, Kostas; Bowen, James and Kukureka, Stephen
(2021).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1380/ejssnt.2021.61
Abstract
We investigated the electrical and optical properties of ITO/Ag-alloy/ITO films in a corrosive NaCl solution. The effects of bending fatigue combined with aggressive environments pro-vided by the salt solution were also studied. It is shown that exposure to the salt solution can cause the ITO/Ag-alloy/ITO performance to degrade over time. In addition, greater changes in electrical resistance and lower values of optical transmittance were observed at higher concentrations of the salt solution. The combination of stress and corrosion by the aqueous NaCl solution was found to significantly reduce the conductivity of the ITO/Ag-alloy/ITO film. Furthermore, it is shown that the presence of structural defects in the deposited films can provide a driving force to form Ag agglomerations that, in turn, degrade the conductivity of the ITO/Ag-alloy/ITO film. This suggests that defects in the film should be minimized to avoid excessive corrosion.
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- Item ORO ID
- 77298
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1348-0391
- Project Funding Details
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body HCDP program DD-07 Kurdistan Regional Government - Keywords
- ITO/Ag-alloy/ITO; Polymer substrates; PET; Agglomeration
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Engineering and Innovation
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Research Group
- Smart Materials
- Depositing User
- James Bowen