Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 57, Issue 3, 032202(2020)

High-Precision ITO Electrode Wet Etching Technology Based on Maskless Lithography

Yi Yin1, Zhijian Liu1、*, Saijie Wang1, Sen Wu1, Zhijun Yan1, and Xinxiang Pan2
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  • 1Marine Engineering College of Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, Liaoning 116026, China
  • 2College of Ocean Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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    Indium-tin-oxide (ITO) conductive films provide low resistivity, good light transmittance, and high temperature resistance; they have important applications in the field of optoelectronics. The size of the ITO electrode obtained by the existing process method is generally 10-200 μm, which limits the application of the ITO electrode in the field of micro-nano technique. This work discusses the development of a fabrication method based on the traditional wet etching process and high-precision exposure of ITO glass surface photoresist by maskless lithography. The exposure, development, and etching processes are optimized to obtain an electrode with only 2-μm width. The developed electrode has the advantages of high linearity, no undercut, and small error, thus providing a realistic reference for the application development of ITO electrode in the micro-nano field.

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    Yi Yin, Zhijian Liu, Saijie Wang, Sen Wu, Zhijun Yan, Xinxiang Pan. High-Precision ITO Electrode Wet Etching Technology Based on Maskless Lithography[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(3): 032202

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Jun. 11, 2019

    Accepted: Aug. 12, 2019

    Published Online: Feb. 17, 2020

    The Author Email: Liu Zhijian (liuzhijian@dlmu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP57.032202

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