Periodic transparent nanowires in ITO film fabricated via femtosecond laser direct writing

This paper reports the fabrication of regular large-area laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSSs) in indium tin oxide (ITO) films via femtosecond laser direct writing focused by a cylindrical lens. The regular LIPSSs exhibited good properties as nanowires, with a resistivity almost equal t...

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Main Authors: Qilin Jiang, Long Chen, Jukun Liu, Yuchan Zhang, Shian Zhang, Donghai Feng, Tianqing Jia, Peng Zhou, Qian Wang, Zhenrong Sun, Hongxing Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, China 2023-01-01
Series:Opto-Electronic Science
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Online Access:https://www.oejournal.org/article/doi/10.29026/oes.2023.220002
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Summary:This paper reports the fabrication of regular large-area laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSSs) in indium tin oxide (ITO) films via femtosecond laser direct writing focused by a cylindrical lens. The regular LIPSSs exhibited good properties as nanowires, with a resistivity almost equal to that of the initial ITO film. By changing the laser fluence, the nanowire resistances could be tuned from 15 to 73 kΩ/mm with a consistency of ±10%. Furthermore, the average transmittance of the ITO films with regular LIPSSs in the range of 1200–2000 nm was improved from 21% to 60%. The regular LIPSS is promising for transparent electrodes of nano-optoelectronic devices—particularly in the near-infrared band.
ISSN:2097-0382