SPI Supplies Brand Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Substrates

Choose from a variety of resistivities for a range of applications for ITO coated substrates

Introduction: The concept behind the use of indiumtin-oxide (ITO) coated microscope slides is surprisingly simple: Take a microscope slide, be it made of glass, or quartz, or even plastic, coat it with ITO, apply a suitable conductor strip at the ends, connect electrical leads (to put a voltage potential across the slide) and the slide will be uniformly heated, higher even than the boiling point of water (if desired). High transparency (from UV to NIR) ITO coatings have applications not only for microscopy but any time planar, electrically conductive surfaces are required that have the just indicated transparency. Our coatings are also used by researchers in the areas of liquid crystal display technology, polymer light emitting diode technology and related applications. Our ITO coatings in general, provide good transparency, good conductivity with reduced charging of the substrate surface. Anti Reflective Coatings: The ITO coating itself is reflective, the antithesis of being "anti-reflective". SPI Supplies is now able to offer our ITO coated substrates with high quality anti-reflective as well as index matching coatings. Increased transmittance: For those doing microscopy with ITO coated slides, there are times when no matter how much transmittance there is, just a bit more is needed. Up until now there was nothing anyone could do about that. But using the latest technology in the thin film coatings industry, SPI can now offer two additional coatings for slides. 1. Index matching coating (IMC) involves the application of a thin quartz layer on top of the already applied ITO layer. The miracle of the IMC quartz layer is that the transmittance is boosted up considerably.

2. Antireflective (AR) coating which is a quartz coating on the side of the substrate opposite to the side with the ITO coating. Do all users need an index matching coating or an AR coating, remembering that we are talking about coatings to increase transmittance? The answer is probably not everyone but for many of our customers, since transmittance is one of those things in life that we say "never enough", the possibility of getting these additional coatings is highly attractive for their work. No SiO2 passivation layers present under the ITO coating! While certain products used in research are seen by the typical user as being "generic", that all brands are "the same", let us assure you that this is not the case for ITO coatings. The SPI Supplies Brand of ITO coated substrates are most certainly not like any other. While we surely do want to protect our proprietary technology and know how, we do want to cite one important difference: The SPI Supplies ITO coatings are not applied over an SiO2 passivation layer and the absence of such a passivation layer can have important advantages to many users. How can we get away with no passivation layer? Because of the uniqueness of our process, one absolutely need not worry about the leaching of alkali oxides into liquid crystal systems, and therefore there is no need for a passivation layer. Our ability to avoid this costly step results in a lower cost production process and at the same time, results in an incremental increase in transmittance. SPI Supplies can of course, provide ITO coatings over an SiO2 layer, but it will also add to the final price and would be treated as a special order. Refractive index of the ITO coatings: For those who need it, we can provide estimates of the refractive index of the ITO coatings products by SPI Supplies. Cleaning your ITO-coated slides: Each SPI Supplies Brand ITO coated slide arrives individually wrapped in a special protective paper selected to keep the slide clean and damage free during shipment and storage. However, there could be times when the user would feel more comfortable giving the slide a cleaning treatment prior to use, and the recommended cleaning solvent is isopropyl alcohol. This solvent should not injure the ITO coating but with prolonged contact, it could start to dissolve a bus-bar if present. Under no circumstances should you try cleaning with alkali solutions. Dilute sodium hydroxide solutions are commonly used for patterning ITO. We would also recommend a high quality lint-free cotton wiper such as our own SPIWipes Lint-Free Cotton Wipers. In any case, whatever you do, do not use any acid for cleaning, even a weakly acid agent, because it will definitely damage the ITO coating irreparably.

If you are a "new-bie" to this field, we have attempted to "walk you through" the product selection process. We realize that out of our desire to create off-the-shelf products that can be manufactured in quantity, thereby lowering both production and selling prices for both ourselves and our customers, we do not want to create the appearance that we are closed to the idea of making something "custom". We are happy to quote and manufacture such custom products for our customers. However, for research applications, where the numbers tend to be smaller, keep in mind that the tooling and other set up costs to make the first one can be considerable, and these are costs over which we have little control. Custom ITO coating of customer supplied substrates: We are very happy to receive customer supplied substrates for ITO coating. Included in our pricing quotes for such a service is the proper cleaning and preparation of the substrates prior to coating. This includes a special proprietary solvent cleaning followed by a plasma cleaning to promote adhesion of the coating to the substrate. Let us know your requirements being sure to tell us the outside dimensions of the items to be coated and also the resistivity wanted, remembering that using one of our standard resistivities will result in the lowest cost to you. This also means that we can apply over the ITO coating an index matching layer designed to increase the transmittance. And additionally, we can apply a proprietary antireflective (AR) coating on the opposite face to increase the transmittance even further. Use of busbars: When the ITO coated substrate is to be connected electrically, some facility must be made for the electrical contacts. In former days, early workers used a piece of copper tape that was carefully wrapped around the edge of the substrate but in later years, we developed an efficient process of screen printing onto the substrates a silver paint (e.g. ink) that once cured, exhibits a resistivity of better than 0.2 ohms per square. All SPI supplied busbars are silver lines applied this way with this resistivity. What we can not do....... Our unique coating facility is set up to coat only ITO and quartz and nothing else. We are not able to coat indium oxide or tin oxide, only ITO and quartz. The quartz that we coat is hard, durable and with a refractive index of ~ 1.47. Cutting down larger coated pieces to smaller sizes: Some of our customers are at times tempted to purchase a large piece of ITO-coated glass, with the idea of scribing and then breaking down the glass to smaller sizes. Life should only be that simple! Unfortunately, when this is done, there is sufficient disruption to the ITO coating at the edges that it is never a good result. We always advise cutting the glass down to the desired size and then coat the cut pieces. This does result in additional handling, and higher costs but one is assured of a much higher quality result.

We segment our customers for these unique products as being either Microscopy Cover slips Slides Large glass plates Other applications and custom coating Select your area of interest and let us lead you through the selection process which hopefully will lead to the optimum product for your applications. A Note on Terminology: The electrical properties of the ITO coating are given as surface resistivity, measured in ohms per square. In some disciplines, people refer to this as sheet resistance. For reasons perhaps of laziness, or other reasons, most people just call this number "resistivity". But we should also point out that this is definitely not what is called "bulk resistivity. To determine the actual resistance of a slide, it is necessary to do a short calculation. For example, if the resistivity is 30 to 60 ohms per square, then the resistance of the coating on a slide 1 x 3 inches (25 x 75 mm), measured along the length, is 90 to 180 ohms. This is determined by dividing the length of the slide by the width of the slide, in our example dividing 3 by 1, or 75 by 25, and multiplying that result (3 in our example) by the resistivity. No matter what units you use to measure the dimensions, the resistance of the coating is the same. Caution: Electrical resistance heating can expose you to potentially lethal voltages. We recommend that you use only low voltage power supplies for this application.

SPI Supplies Brand ITO Coated Cover Slips

Available in both glass and quartz (for UV microscopy applications)

Introduction: The concept behind the use of indium-tin-oxide (ITO) coated microscope cover slips, as it is for ITO coated slides, is surprisingly simple: Take a cover slip, be it made of glass, or quartz, or even

plastic on special request, coat it with ITO, apply a suitable conductor strip at the ends, connect electrical leads (to put a voltage potential across the slide) and the cover slip will be uniformly heated, higher even than the boiling point of water (if desired). High transparency (from UV to NIR) ITO coatings have applications not only for microscopy but any time planar, electrically conductive surfaces are required that have the just indicated transparency. Our coatings are also used by researchers in the areas of liquid crystal display technology, polymer light emitting diode technology and related applications. We offer ITO coated cover slips in four different standard ITO coating thicknesses. No SiO2 passivation layers present! While certain products used in research are seen by the typical user as being "generic", that all brands are "the same", let us assure you that this is not the case for ITO coatings. The SPI Supplies Brand of ITO coated substrates are most certainly not like any other. While we surely do want to protect our proprietary technology and know how, we do want to cite one important difference: The SPI Supplies Brand ITO coatings are not applied over an SiO2 passivation layer and the absence of such a passivation layer can have important advantages to many users. How can we get away with no passivation layer? Because of the uniqueness of our process, one absolutely need not worry about the leaching of alkali oxides into liquid crystal systems, and therefore there is no need for a passivation layer. Our ability to avoid this costly step results in a lower cost production process and at the same time, results in an incremental increase in transmittance. SPI Supplies can of course, provide ITO coatings over an SiO2 layer, but it will also add to the final price and would be treated as a special order. It has been our experience that virtually all customers are very happy to not have to have present an SiO2 layer. But if you should be an exception, we can of course always supply you with production with such a layer (but minimum order requirements will apply). Cleaning your ITO-coated cover slips: Each SPI Supplies Brand ITO coated cover slip arrives individually wrapped in a special protective paper selected to keep the cover slip clean and damage free during shipment and storage. However, there could be times when the user would feel more comfortable giving the cover slip a cleaning treatment prior to use, and the recommended cleaning solvent is isopropyl alcohol. This solvent should not injure the ITO coating but with prolonged contact, it could start to dissolve a bus-bar if present. Make sure the solvent used is spectroscopic purity because any organic residues will detract from the performance of the cover slip. The best way to be sure the cover slip is free of all organic contamination is to perform a plasma cleaning in the SPI Supplies Plasma Prep II plasma etcher. We would also recommend the use of a high quality lint-free cotton wiper such as our own SPI-Wipes Lint-Free Cotton Wipers. If you are a "new-bie" to this field, we have attempted to "walk you through" the product selection process.

We realize that out of our desire to create off-the-shelf products that can be manufactured in quantity, thereby lowering both production and selling prices for both ourselves and our customers, we do not want to create the appearance that we are closed to the idea of making something "custom". We are happy to quote and manufacture such custom products for our customers. However, for research applications, where the numbers tend to be smaller, keep in mind that the tooling and other set up costs to make the first one can be considerable, and these are costs over which we have little control. A Note on Terminology: The electrical properties of the ITO coating are given as resistivity, measured in ohms per square. To determine the actual resistance of a cover slip, it is necessary to do a short calculation. For example, if the resistivity is 30 to 60 ohms per square, then the resistance of the coating on a cover slip 25 x 75 mm, measured along the length, is 90 to 180 ohms. This is determined by dividing the length of the slide by the width of the slide, in our example dividing 3 by 1, or 75 by 25, and multiplying that result (3 in our example) by the resistivity. No matter what units you use to measure the dimensions, the resistance of the coating is the same. Standard resistivities offered: We have defined four standard resistivities. We run these four resistivities (e.g. ITO coating thickness) frequently and we are therefore able to insert custom runs for customers without charging the cost of a full run against a small quantity ordered. We can of course make any other resistivity, but the set up charges will be much higher. Therefore when specifying a custom coating resistivity, try to stick to one of the standard resistivities but if you can't, and some customers can not, then we can produce whatever resistivity that might be needed. However you will have to be prepared for the added cost associated with the non-standard resistivity. Busbar vs. No Busbar: Most traditional applications involved the passage of an electrical current through the ITO coating and that meant that one way or another, electrical leads would have to be applied to the cover slip at two opposite ends. On the other hand, some emerging applications do not require such electrical contacts. Yet others prefer to apply their own busbars. That is why we offer the product both with as well as without the burbars. Caution: Electrical resistance heating can expose you to potentially lethal voltages. We recommend that you use only low voltage power supplies for this application.

Available cover slip products:

Thickness #1 (0.13 to 0.17 mm thick) Glass (Packs of 100 cover slips): 18 x 18 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70 - 100 ohms 30 - 60 ohms 15 - 30 ohms 8 - 12 ohms SPI # 06462B-AB 06463B-AB 06464B-AB 06465B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06462-AB 06463-AB 06464-AB 06465-AB

20 x 20 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06466B-AB 06467B-AB 06468B-AB 06469B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06466-AB 06467-AB 06468-AB 06469-AB

22 x 22 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06470B-AB 06471B-AB 06472B-AB 06473B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06470-AB 06471-AB 06472-AB 06473-AB

22 x 26 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06474B-AB 06475B-AB 06476B-AB 06477B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06474-AB 06475-AB 06476-AB 06477-AB

22 x 40 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06494B-AB 06495B-AB 06496B-AB 06497B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06494-AB 06495-AB 06496-AB 06497-AB

Thickness #1.5 (0.16 to 0.19 mm thick) Glass (Packs of 100 cover slips): 18 x 18 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06478B-AB 06479B-AB 06480B-AB 06481B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06478-AB 06479-AB 06480-AB 06481-AB

20 x 20 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms 22 x 22 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # No Busbar SPI # SPI # 06482B-AB 06483B-AB 06484B-AB 06485B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06482-AB 06483-AB 06484-AB 06485-AB

06486B-AB 06487B-AB 06488B-AB 06489B-AB

06486-AB 06487-AB 06488-AB 06489-AB

22 x 26 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06490B-AB 06491B-AB 06492B-AB 06493B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06490-AB 06491-AB 06492-AB 06493-AB

22 x 40 mm Busbar Available resistivities: 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06498B-AB 06499B-AB 06500B-AB 06501B-AB No Busbar SPI # 06498-AB 06499-AB 06500-AB 06501-AB

SPI Supplies Brand Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Microscope Slides

Choose from a variety of resistivities for a range of applications for heating

Useful additional information first: Is it easy to tell which side of the slide has the coating? This is one of the most often-asked questions of those who are first-time purchasers of the coated slides. There are actually two ways, but the easiest to tell if the side has been coated is to hold it up to the light. There should be a purple tint which can be seen right to the very edge of the glass. If you can only see it part way to the edge, the ITO coating is the other side. Of course, the "acid test" is to attach a multimeter to one of the sides. There will be no reading if there is no coating. And of course, there will be a reading if it is the side with the coating. For the selection of the "right" ITO-coated microscope slide product, the selection process includes the following steps: How to select the right slide for you:

Substrate material (e.g. glass, quartz, plastic, etc) Selection of the substrate size Selection of the ITO coating resistivity Selection of the busbar

Microscope slide products:

Available "standard" ITO coated one side

Float glass unpolished in 1.1 mm thickness Float glass unpolished in 1.1 mm thickness, Busbar Float glass polished in 0.7 mm thickness

Float glass polished in 0.7 mm thickness, Busbar Fused quartz in 1.1 mm thickness Polyester film 0.2 mm thickness

Available "standard" ITO coated with index matching coating with busbar

Float glass unpolished in 1.1 mm thickness Float glass polished in 0.7 mm thickness

Available "standard" ITO coated with index matching and antireflective coatings with busbar

Float glass unpolished in 1.1 mm thickness Float glass polished in 0.7 mm thickness

SPI Supplies Brand Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Microscope Slides

Selection of the substrate material

Select from the following choices in substrate materials:

Float glass (soda lime) These are what are generally called "normal microscope slides" and are available either as a) polished or b) unpolished. The main reason one would worry about polishing, if if they needed to have the ultimate in surface flatness, since that parameter is improved greatly as a result of the polishing. We can report the following specifications for flatness: Unpolished: Typical surface roughness is <0.15 m/20 mm, peak to peak, for 1.1 mm microscope slides Polished: Typical surface roughness is <0.05 m/20 mm, peak to peak, for 0.7 mm microscope slides Fused quartz All quartz microscope slides are fabricated from GE 124 and are the same quartz

slides that have been offered by SPI Supplies for a number of years and which are used routinely by researchers all over the world. The question of flatness often times arises and the SPI quartz slides are made to a typical flatness of 2-4 "bands" per in., but quartz in 1 mm thickness can bend under its own weight. When placing an optical flat on top to measure flatness, the slide or cover slip will conform to the flat, but when on top of an optical flat, it does not weigh enough to flatten itself out. We are told that slides and cover slips can not be made with greater flatness than 2-4 "bands" per in.

Plastic We are still developing this part of the product line. Polymer film We can offer polyester (PET) film in 200x200mm x 0.2 mm in thickness. These ITO-coated films have the major advantage of being able to be bent to extremely small radii of curvature (less than 10 mm) without even the slightest hint of deterioration of the ITO-coating. This is made possible, at least in part, because of the superior SPI Supplies technology in terms of adhesion of the ITO coating to the PET substrate. This form of our ITO coating technology is of value to anyone in need of flexible, transparent electrodes. These ITO-coated PET substrates can be cut down to their needed size with a GEM razor blade or good scissors.

SPI Supplies Brand Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Microscope Slides

Selection of the substrate size All substrates are available in a number of standard sizes as well as customer sizes to meet special requests for customers with special needs.

Float glass, unpolished: Standard substrate sizes: 25x75 mm; 50x75 mm Float glass, polished (all are 0.7 mm thick): Standard substrate sizes: 25x75 mm; 50x75 mm Fused quartz (GE 124): Standard substrate sizes: 25x25 mm; 25x50 mm; 25x75 mm Polymer film (polyester, PET): 75 x 25 mm x 0.2 mm thick

SPI Supplies Brand Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Microscope Slides

Selection of the ITO coating resistivity

Coating resistivities are available as standard products:

Float glass (soda lime) Microscope Slides

Unpolished (standard microscope slides) Sheet resistance: 70-100 ohms (15-30 nm); 30-60 ohms (30-60 nm); 15-30 ohms (60-100 nm); 8-12 ohms (120-160 nm); Nominal transmittance: Greater than 88% Greater than 88% Greater than 85% Greater than 83%

Polished Sheet resistance: 30-60 ohms (30-60 nm); 15-30 ohms (60-100 nm); 8-12 ohms (120-160 nm); Nominal transmittance: Greater than 88% Greater than 85% Greater than 83%

Fused quartz microscope slides (GE 124):</H3< TD>

Sheet resistance: Less than 100 ohms (20 nm); 10-20 ohms (200 nm); Nominal transmittance: 90% 85%

Polyester (PET) Polymer Film Sheet resistance: 60-100 ohms (15-30 nm); 8-12 ohms (120-160 nm); Nominal transmittance: Greater than 88% Greater than 83%

SPI Supplies Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Microscope Slides

Selection of the busbar if one is desired Introduction:
With or without busbar is the question. We will try to answer that question in the following several paragraphs. In order to gain the benefit of the ITO coating, one does need the ability to make electrical connections from the coating to the power source. This can be done by the experimenter or the slides can be purchased with the busbar already applied and ready to use. There are a number of different qualities of the busbar that one could apply. As a standard product, we offer the slides with a silver line silk screened on at the edge (or elsewhere is desired) that exhibits, when cured and dried, exhibits a surface resistivity of better than 0.2 ohms / square. The busbar is typically three micrometers in thickness with a three millimeter width.

SPI Supplies Brand Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Microscope Slides

Float glass unpolished in 1.1 mm thicknes Full details of the SPI Supplies Brand indium-tin-oxide (ITO) coated microscope slides are given elsewhere on the SPI Supplies website. Coated slides are available both polished and unpolished, fused quartz and also polyester. and also, with or without busbars for making the electrical contacts. Our standard packaging is 100 pieces per pack. However, for certain products, 25 pieces per pack is available but only where indicated.

25 x 75 mm (1.1 mm thick)
Packaging: Resistivities 70-100 ohms Pk (100) Pk (25) 100 slides per pack 25 slides per pack (Where indicated) SPI # 06400-AB 06400-CF

30-60 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06401-AB 06401-CF

15-30 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06402-AB 06402-CF

8-12 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06403-AB 06403-CF

50 x 75 mm (1.1 mm thick)
Packaging: 100 slides per pack Resistivities 70-100 ohms Pk (100) Pk (25) SPI # 06404-AB 06404-CF

30-60 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06405-AB 06405-CF

15-30 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06406-AB 06406-CF

8-12 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06407-AB 06407-CF

25 x 25 mm (1.1 mm thick)
Packaging: 100 slides per pack 25 slides per pack (Where indicated) Resistivities 70-100 ohms Pk (100) Pk (25) SPI # 06408-AB 06408-CF

30-60 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06409-AB 06409-CF

15-30 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06410-AB 06410-CF

8-12 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06411-AB 06411-CF

SPI Supplies Brand Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Microscope Slides

Float glass unpolished in 1.1 mm thicknes, Busbar Introduction: These slides are offered with a "busbar", a silver silk screened contact pad on each end of the slide, making it easy for the application of electrical contacts. The surface resistivity of the silver line is less than 0.2 ohms/square.

25 x 75 mm (1.1 mm thick)
Packaging: 100 slides per pack Resistivities 70-100 ohms Pk (100) Pk (25) 30-60 ohms Pk (100) Pk (25) SPI # 06412-AB 06412-CF 06413-AB 06413-CF

15-30 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06414-AB 06414-CF 06415-AB 06415-CF

8-12 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

50 x 75 mm (1.1 mm thick)
Packaging: 100 slides per pack Resistivities 70-100 ohms Pk (100) Pk (25) SPI # 06416-AB 06416-CF

30-60 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06417-AB 06417-CF

15-30 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06418-AB 06418-CF

8-12 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06419-AB 06419-CF

25 x 25 mm (1.1 mm thick)
Packaging: 100 slides per pack Resistivities 70-100 ohms Pk (100) Pk (25) SPI # 06420-AB 06420-CF

30-60 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06421-AB 06421-CF

15-30 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06422-AB 06422-CF

8-12 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06423-AB 06423-CF

SPI Supplies Brand Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) Coated Microscope Slides

Fused quartz in 1.1 mm thickness Introduction: These slides are ITO coated quartz for those working in the UV or near infrared range of illumination, where normal float glass slides cannot be used (because they are not transparent in these wavelength ranges of illumination). For work that does not require an ITO coating, select the SPI Supplies Brand of fused quartz microscope slides and cover slips. And for those requiring the lowest possible levels of trace elements, consider using our fused silica slide products. Busbars: The quartz slides are also available with busbars, a silver silk screened line at the edges of the slides for the making of electrical contacts. Tell us what you need and we can offer pricing.

25 x 75 mm
Resistivities Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 70-100 ohms 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06442-CF 06442-MB 06443-CF 06443-MB 06444-CF 06444-MB 06445-CF 06445-MB

50 x 75 mm
Resistivities Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 70-100 ohms 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06446-CF 06446-MB 06447-CF 06447-MB 06448-CF 06448-MB 06449-CF 06449-MB

25 x 25 mm
Resistivities Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 Pack of 25 Pack of 100 70-100 ohms 70-100 ohms 30-60 ohms 30-60 ohms 15-30 ohms 15-30 ohms 8-12 ohms 8-12 ohms SPI # 06450-CF 06450-MB 06451-CF 06451-MB 06452-CF 06452-MB 06453-CF 06453-MB

SPI Supplies Brand "Standard" ITO Index Matching Coating with Busbar Unpolished
Substrate (unpolished) glass plus ITO coating + quartz top coating

Introduction: The main reason index matching coatings are important is that such coatings increase the light transmission through the coated substrate. The index matching coatings contain a layer of SiO2 (quartz) as a top coating and the end result of that is the the total transmittance is increased noticeable amounts. How does this kind of coating work? An ITO only coating has associated with it, a particular transmittance. An ITO coating only is quite reflective and when the quartz coating is applied, it adds antireflection properties which means that what is no longer reflected, will be transmitted, and that is the mechanism by which a quartz coating increases the transmittance.

What does this mean in terms of microscopy? Simply put, the index matching coating increases transmittance through the slide, which for some experiments, can be very very importance. Busbars: These index

matched

slides

are

offered

only

with

busbars.

Custom coatings: We offer standard off-the-shelf slides with index matching coatings but we can also manufacture custom index matching coatings.We can take your substrates (or supply them for you), coating them with the specified resistivity followed by the quartz coating of 80 nm. Note that the 80 nm can be varied to meet customer requirements. Let us know your requirements so that we can get back to you with pricing and delivery time. Available products: Presently we can supply the index matching coating in the form of off-the-shelf microscope slides (1" x 3" in size) or on your custom substrates which could be glass, quartz, or even certain plastics such as polyester, acrylic, and polycarbonate. If you require something special, let us know your requirements.

Microscope Slides with Busbars 25 x 75 mm (1.1 mm thick)

Packaging: 100 slides per pack 25 slides per pack (Where indicated) Resistivities 70-100 ohms Pk (100) Pk (25) SPI # 06412IM-AB 06412IM-CF

30-60 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06413IM-AB 06413IM-CF

15-30 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

06414IM-AB 06414IM-CF 06415IM-AB 06415IM-CF

8-12 ohms

Pk (100) Pk (25)

SPI Supplies Brand ITO Coated Glass Plates

Use our standard size glass plates to be cut up to your own desired custom sizes Introduction: SPI Supplies has long offered a product line of ITO coated glass and plastic microscope slides in different ITO coating thicknesses (e.g. resistivities). Some customers have needs for varying sizes of ITO coated glass and consequently we offer large coated glass plates in a standard stock size. Coating thickness: One should select the coating thickness on the basis of the desired coating resistivity. One can select the appropriate coating from our conversion chart that relates coating thickness to resistivity. Cutting down larger coated pieces to smaller sizes: Some of our customers are at times tempted to purchase a large piece of ITO-coated glass, with the idea of scribing and then breaking down the glass to smaller sizes. Life should only be that simple! Unfortunately, when this is done, there is sufficient disruption to the ITO coating at the edges that it is never a good result. We always advise cutting the glass down to the desired size and then coat the cut pieces. This does result in additional handling, and higher costs but one is assured of a much higher quality result. Standard 300 mm x 300 mm x 1 mm thick Resistivity, ohms per: 70 - 100 30 - 60 15 - 30 10 - 15 SPI # 06458-AB 06459-AB 06460-AB 06461-AB dimensions:

SPI Supplies ITO Custom Coated Substrates

Let us quote on your custom ITO coating requirements Introduction: SPI Supplies now offers an ITO (indium-tin-oxide) custom coating service for customers in industry, government and academia, in both research as well as production quantities. We are experienced with applications for displays, computer touch screens, and electrical control panels manufactured from substrates of glass or plastic (polycarbonate, polyester, or acrylic). All are available with or without busbar connections. We can coat substrates supplied by SPI Supplies or by our customers who have special shapes to be coated. What we Summary of ITO custom coating service:

offer

Resistivities from 8 to 1500 ohms/sq on glass substrates and 10 to 1500 ohms/sq on plastic Shielding effectiveness typically 25 to 30 dB. Light transmission up to 90%. Excellent coating adhesion to substrate. Highly resistant to temperature, humidity, abrasion and salt spray. Available in size up to 1000mm by 1000mm. Coating of customer supplied substrates Stock sheets available.

Our most common applications: For researchers, the most common application is for ITO coated microscope slides. But for our production quantity customers, the main applications are for electromagnetic shielding, ESD protection, touch panels, and heated windows. Let us offer you pricing for your Just send us a short message being sure to tell us. 1. 2. 3. 4. important requirements:

desired resistivity dimensions of the substrates to be coated (and thickness), whether substrates will be supplied by SPI or by customer number of substrates to be coated

Note that all substrates, be they supplied by SPI Supplies or by our customers are subjected to a precleaning with proprietary solvents and then a plasma cleaning in order to remove all traces of contaminants and to promote adhesion of the ITO coating.