Polish scientists are working on a revolution in the smartphone and tablet market.

Scientists from the Łukasiewicz Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics and the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw are working on new, transparent conducting materials. Both aspects, i.e. transparency and conductivity are extremely important for use in electronic devices. How do Poles want to achieve this?

There is a lot of work ahead for Poles

Currently, for the production of the target materials containing precious metals are used, which affects high production costs. Poles want to change this last element by looking for a way to use more accessible and cheaper raw materials in this case. For this purpose, potential “candidates” for this purpose will be selected, who will then will be subjected to various tests and analyses. The team wants to use the magnetron sputtering technique, which will allow them to create thin layers of complex materials without the need to synthesize nanoparticles and mix them with silicon dioxide – indicates the naukawpolsce.pl portal. This solution is intended to shorten and facilitate the entire process.

The microstructure of the new materials will be imaged using atom probe tomography (APT). This method allows for the generation of three-dimensional images of the interior of the material with atomic resolution. This operation is necessary for understanding the properties of materials. Moreover, due to the conduction feature and very unusual structure, the team also plans to use advanced measurements of electron transport properties. All these measurements are to be a contribution to the computational work that is crucial for the use of these materials as transparent electrodes.