Lifecycle assessment of critical material substitution: Indium tin oxide and aluminum zinc oxide in transparent electrodes

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the most commonly used transparent electrode (TE) material. However, the supply of indium is at risk due to resource scarcity and geopolitical reasons. Aluminum zinc oxide (AZO) is a potential candidate for its replacement. In this study, a life cycle assessment (LCA) for t...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Kawajiri, Kiyotaka Tahara, Shigeyuki Uemiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Resources, Environment and Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666916122000020