Synthesis of ITO Nano-Particles by a SAS Method and Preparation of Conductive Film by Coating Them

SAS법을 이용한 ITO 나노입자의 합성과 ITO 도포에 의한 도전필름의 제조

  • Kim, Moon-Sun (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Yun, Sang-Ho (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Kim, Byung-Woo (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 김문선 (성균관대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 윤상호 (성균관대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 김병우 (성균관대학교 화학공학과)
  • Published : 2007.09.30

Abstract

The indium tin oxide(ITO) film on PET was prepared by a wet coating method to obtain the transparent film with a high conductance. ITO nano-particles was synthesized by a SAS method at 15 MPa and $50^{\circ}C$, where optimized rate of In/Sn was 65. Average diameter and resistivity of ITO obtained from SAS are $15{\pm}2\;nm$ and $4{\times}10^4\;{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$. Coating solution was prepared at pH 10. The ITO film was obtained by solution including 0.1 0.5, 1, and 2 ITO wt% on PET. Roughness(Ra) of ITO film with 0.1, 0.5, 1. and 2 ITO wt% is 4, 10, 12, and 16 nm. Resistivity with an increasing ITO concentration is $3.7{\times}10^6,\;2.4{\times}10^6,\;8{\times}10^5,\;and\;2{\times}10^5\;{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$. Transmissivity of ITO film decreased as 89, 88, 86, and 82% with an increasing ITO concentration as 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 2 wt%.

도전성 PET투명 필름을 제조하기 위해 PET필름를 기재로 사용하여 그 위에 습식 도포법으로 인듐주석산화물(ITO) 필름을 제조하였다. 압력 15 MPa, 온도 $50^{\circ}C$의 SAS 합성조건으로 ITO를 합성하였으며 ITO의 최적 조성비(In/Sn)는 65이며 이 조건에서 합성된 ITO의 평균입경은 $15{\pm}2\;nm$, 표면저항 값은 $4{\times}10^4\;{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$였다. ITO 도포액은 pH 10에서 제조하였으며 PET 필름 위에 0.1, 0.5, 1, 2 ITO wt%를 첨가한 도포액을 붓고 바코터(bar-coater)로 ITO 필름을 제조하였다. ITO 필름의 표면조도는 4, 10, 12, 16 nm였으며 표면저항 값은 $3.7{\times}10^6,\;2.4{\times}10^6,\;8{\times}10^5,\;2{\times}10^5\;{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$였다. ITO 필름의 빛투과율은 각각 89, 88, 86, 82%였으며 ITO 농도가 높아질수록 표면조도와 도전성은 높아졌으나 빛투과율은 낮아졌다.

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