Description
ITO CONDUCTIVE GLASS 70-120 OHM 1.1MM 100 PCS MAGNETRON SPUTTEREDRESEARCH GRADE MATERIAL
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Manufacturer: Atomfair LLC
Brand: ATOMFAIR®
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The ITO-coated surface is susceptible to contamination from dust, grease, and organic residues, requiring cleaning before any use. Substrates must be stored in a dry, dust-free environment to maintain surface integrity and optical transparency.
- Surface Contamination: The conductive glass surface may accumulate contaminants during production, packaging, and transport, necessitating mandatory cleaning prior to use.
- Handling Method: Always handle substrates by the edges using cleanroom-compatible tweezers to avoid transferring oils or particulates onto the ITO coating.
- Storage Conditions: Store unused substrates in a dry, dust-free environment, such as a sealed container with desiccant, to prevent moisture adsorption and particulate deposition.
- Custom Processing Verification: For laser-cut or engraved pieces, confirm dimensional tolerances and edge quality requirements at the time of order to ensure specification compliance.
Cleaning and handling are critical to maintain the optical and electrical properties of the magnetron-sputtered ITO film. These steps outline the recommended procedure for preparing substrates before incorporation into devices.
Required Equipment: Cleanroom-compatible tweezers
- Inspect
Inspect the ITO-coated surface for visible dust, grease, or organic residues before initiating the cleaning process. - Clean
Clean the substrate using the recommended cleaning protocol provided in the user guidelines to remove all surface contaminants. - Handle
Handle the cleaned substrate only by the edges with cleanroom-compatible tweezers to prevent recontamination of the active area.
For applications requiring low sheet resistance (<10 Ω/sq), can the 70-120 Ω/sq magnetron-sputtered ITO glass be used, or does it require a custom order for lower resistance?
The stock product offers a sheet resistance range of 70–120 Ω/sq at 1.1 mm thickness. According to the product specifications, square resistance is customizable from 1 Ω to 10000 Ω via magnetron sputtering. Therefore, achieving <10 Ω/sq requires a custom order; the listed 100-piece batch is preconfigured at 70–120 Ω/sq. Contact the manufacturer for custom resistance configurations.
Can the ITO coating on borosilicate glass substrates withstand prolonged exposure to acidic electrolytes used in electrochemical sensing without delamination?
The product listing does not include quantitative chemical resistance data for the ITO coating. It specifies borosilicate glass as an available substrate and lists electrochemical biosensing as an application category. For definitive compatibility with specific acidic electrolytes, the manufacturer recommends contacting their engineering team via email for tailored guidance.
What are the recommended handling and storage conditions to maintain ITO surface cleanliness and prevent resistivity drift?
The source states that ITO surfaces may accumulate dust, grease, and organic contaminants during production, packaging, and transport, making cleaning mandatory before use. Substrates must be handled by the edges using cleanroom-compatible tweezers to avoid surface contamination. Unused substrates should be stored in a dry, dust-free environment to preserve surface cleanliness and electrical stability. Detailed cleaning protocols are provided with each shipment.
This magnetron-sputtered ITO conductive glass offers tunable sheet resistance from 1 to 10000 Ω/sq and substrate thickness from 0.05 to 10 mm across multiple base materials, making it a versatile transparent electrode substrate for optoelectronic and electrochemical devices. However, the coated surface requires mandatory cleaning before use and must be stored in a dry, dust-free environment to maintain performance.
Positive
- Wide substrate material selection: Available substrates include soda-lime, ultra-white, borosilicate, quartz, K9 optical, and sapphire glass, with stocked high-borosilicate options from Asahi, SCHOTT, and Corning, enabling optimization of optical transmission and thermal expansion for specific applications.
- Full resistance and thickness range: Square resistance can be specified from 1 Ω to 10000 Ω and substrate thickness from 0.05 mm to 10 mm, covering the full specification range required for diverse research and industrial device architectures.
Trade-offs
- Mandatory pre-use surface cleaning: ITO surfaces accumulate dust, grease, and organic contaminants during production and transport; cleaning is required before use, and handling must be done by edges with cleanroom-compatible tweezers to avoid contaminating the coated side.
- Controlled storage environment needed: Unused substrates must be stored in a dry, dust-free environment to maintain surface cleanliness and prevent performance degradation over time.
Every advanced material, component, equipment, and instrument in our catalog is backed by rigorous testing. We maintain strict internal quality management frameworks and align with CE conformity metrics to deliver transparent, reproducible performance data via our public open-science repository.
To request raw batch performance data, submit formal vendor registration paperwork, or execute a fast-turnaround R&D manufacturing loop, contact us at inquiry@atomfair.com.
Item is dispatched under the Atomfair Shipping & Delivery Framework (Free worldwide shipping on orders over $59 USD). Return is governed by the Atomfair Return & Refund Policy (7-day technical return window).
