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What is transparent and conducting oxide (TCO) glass electrode?

Abstract- Transparent and conducting oxide (TCO) glass electrode is the essential part of solar cell system. Fluorine-doped tin oxide (SnO2:F) (FTO) and indium-doped tin oxide (SnO2:In) (ITO) are TCO layers of glass electrode.

What are transparent conducting oxides (TCOs)?

Transparent Conducting Oxides (TCOs) are critical materials in modern optoelectronic and energy devices, combining high electrical conductivity with significant optical transparency. Among the most widely adopted TCOs are Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), Aluminum-doped Zinc Oxide (AZO), and Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide (FTO). 1. Indium Tin Oxide (ITO)

Why is TCO glass used in photovoltaic cells?

It was initially used in the front electrode of photovoltaic cells. However, with the improvement of light absorption performance requirements, TCO glass must have the ability to improve light scattering, and ITO coating is difficult to do this, and laser etching performance is also poor.

Which TCO is best suited for photovoltaic purposes?

Among these TCOs, Indium doped Tin Oxide (ITO), Zinc Oxide (ZnO) with its many dopants mainly aluminum (AZO) and tin oxide mainly fluorine doped (FTO), possess excellent transparency combined with high electrical conductivity. They are widely studied and were found to be the most suited for photovoltaic purposes.

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