ITO-Coated Glass
Transparent conductive indium-tin-oxide coatings, CEC-Series
Special Properties
- Electrically conductive and optically transparent
indium-tin-oxide thin film - High VIS-NIR light transmission
- Coated on quality glass substrates
- SiO2 barrier passivization layer (CEC–S & CEC–P)
- Low micro roughness
- Good sheet resistance homogeneity
- Reflection at higher infrared wavelengths
- Uniformity of optical transmissivity
- Very good abrasion resistance & adhesion of the coating
- Can be structured by laser or etching techniques
Typical Applications
- Display technology (LCD-Displays)
- Touch screens
- Transparent ITO-electrode
- ITO-coated microscope slides for science,
research and development - Circuit substrate
- Micro structuring application
- Transparent EMF/EMI/EMC/RFI/HF shielding glass
- Flat antennas for mobile communication
- Conducting glass slide for research
- ITO coated coverslip
- De-icing applications
- Heatable ITO slides & cover slips
The ITO-coatings of our CEC-serie are used whenever an electrically conductive surface that at the same time offers a high optical transparency is needed. 
This is achieved by sputter-coating a thin conductive layer of indium-tin-oxide on high quality glass substrates. Our conductive, transparent ITO–glass is often used for LCD-displays, touch screens and micro structuring applications. But there are many other typical applications for our ITO-coatings. They are used for the manufacturing of transparent electrodes, as integrated invisible flat antennas, antistatic windows, heating and de-icing windows with an optical function, far infrared range mirrors and many other unique technical appliances in science. For research and development applications, we manufacture ITO-coated microscope slides and cover slips at any common size, used in science. Indium-tin-oxide has the capability to shield electromagnetic fields. Because of the low electrical sheet resistances we have available, our ITO-coatings therefore are often used for EM-shielding applications, while still transmitting most of the visible light.
The conductive transparent oxide coatings (CTO coatings) of our CEC-S and CEC-P series feature a SiO2 passivation layer. This quartz barrier layer is only a few nanometers thick, and is located between the glass substrate and the indium-tin-oxide-coating. This layer offers an increased electrical insulation and minimizes possible leaching of alkali-oxides from the glass into liquid crystals, which is a basic requirement for most liquid-crystal-displays (LCD). Furthermore, it is advantageous for most other electronic applications. The additional coating process was efficiently integrated into the production and does not increase cost.
In addition to our S- and P-type ITO-coatings, we manufacture ITO-coated quartz glass (CEC-Q), ITO-coated borosilicate glass (CEC-B), ITO-coated 1737F glass (CEC-A), ITO-coated EAGLE2000 glass (CEC-E), ITO-coated thin glass (CEC-T) and our new double side coated CEC-SD. These are our standard ITO-coated products (see table on the right). But we also offer custom ITO-coating services, so the manufacturing of ITO-coatings can be customized to your requirements. Substrate material, optical transmission, conductivity, passivation layer, the layer thickness of the indium tin oxide layer and other technical properties can be adapted to your technical requirements in a separate coating run. Please contact us for detailed information about our custom coating services or use our coating-inquiry-form to request a quote your customized ITO-coating.
Standard Product Dimensions
Since almost every application requires an individual part size, we deliberately waived to be restricted by standard sizes. Most of our ITO-coatings listed in the chart, can be manufactured according to your custom size specification within a short lead time, even at large quantities. At normal production load, any possible part size will ship within less than a week, which is as quick as it is usually for stock items with fixed dimensions. No matter whether the ITO-coated glass you search has a size of only some millimeters or you need substantially larger dimensions, as often required for display applications, or whether you need the typical dimensions of microscope slides used in science, all these sizes are possible.
In order to request a quotation for our ITO-coated glass products with individual dimensions, please use the button below. We will typically respond with our quotation within hours:
48-h Express Service available
Please also check our ITO - Frequently Asked Questions
Specifications
Optical Transmission
Typical transmission curves of our ITO-coatings
Substrates
- CEC-S & CEC-SD: Selected HQ Float Glass substrate
- CEC-P : Polished HQ Float Glass Glass substrate
- CEC-A : 1737F Low Alkali Aluminosilicate glass
- CEC-B : Borosilicate Glass substrate
- CEC-E : EAGLE2000 Boro-Aluminosilicate glass
- CEC-F : Selected Float Glass substrate
- CEC-Q : Polished Quartz Glass substrate
- CEC-T : D263 Thin Glass substrate
- Other substrates available on request
Coating Construction
- CEC-S and CEC-P coatings:
- Single side electrically conductive, transparent ITO-coating (Indium-Tin-Oxide)
- SiO2 passivation layer coated between ITO–layer and glass substrate:
- Layer thickness at Rsq ≤ 120 Ω/
: ∼ 25 nm
- Layer thickness at Rsq = 500 Ω/ : ∼ 65 nm
- CEC-A, CEC-B, CEC-E, CEC-F, CEC-Q, and CEC-T ITO–coatings:
- Single side electrically conductive, transparent ITO-coating (Indium-Tin-Oxide)
- No SiO2 passivation layer
- CEC-SD coatings:
- Double side electrically conductive, transparent ITO-coating (Indium-Tin-Oxide)
- SiO2 passivation layer coated between ITO-layers and glass substrate:
Each SiO2 layer thickness ∼ 20 nm
The following chart shows all currently available ITO-coated stock materials (updated daily):
For a quick pricing request, click on a desired ITO-glass thickness in the chart below.
| Surface Resistivity Rsq | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product- code |
speci- fied (Ω/ ) |
typical |
typ. ITO-film tk. (nm) |
Substrate- thicknesses (mm) |
| CEC005S | ≤ 5 |
4,5 | 310 | 1,1 |
| CEC007S | ≤ 7 |
6 | 260 | 1,1 |
| CEC010S | ≤ 10 |
8,5 | 180 | 0,7 / 1,1 |
| CEC017S | ≤ 17 |
14 | 110 | 1,1 |
| CEC020S | ≤ 20 |
15 | 100 | 0,7 / 1,1 |
| CEC030S | ≤ 30 |
24 | 65 | 1,1 |
| CEC040S | ≤ 40 |
30 | 50 | 1,1 |
| CEC050S | ≤ 50 |
40 | 40 | 1,1 |
| CEC100S | ≤ 100 |
80 | 23 | 0,55 / 0,7 / 1,1 |
| CEC120S | ≤ 120 |
100 | 21 | 0,7 / 1,1 |
| CEC300S | 300±50 |
300±50 | 20 | 1,8 |
| CEC500S | 500±100 |
500±100 | 15 | 0,3 / 0,4 / 0,7 / 1,1 / 1,8 |
NEW! Substrate selected HQ-Float Glass, double side ITO-coated (CECXXXSD) |
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| CEC050SD | 50±10 |
50±10 | 34 | 0,55 |
| CEC005P | ≤ 5 |
4,5 | 310 | 0,5 / 0,7 |
| CEC007P | ≤ 7 |
6 | 260 | 0,4 / 0,7 |
| CEC010P | ≤ 10 |
8,5 | 180 | 0,4 / 1,1 |
| CEC015P | ≤ 15 | 12,5 | 120 | 0,4 |
| CEC020P | ≤ 20 |
15 | 100 | 1,1 |
| CEC030P | ≤ 30 |
24 | 65 | 0,4 / 1,1 |
| CEC050P | ≤ 50 |
40 | 40 | 1,1 |
| CEC060P | ≤ 60 | 50 | 33 | 0,55 |
| CEC080P | ≤ 80 |
65 | 25 | 0,4 |
| CEC010A | 10±2,5 | 10±2,5 | n/a | 1,1 |
| CEC020A | 20±5 | 20±5 | n/a | 0,7 / 1,1 |
| CEC025A | 25±6 | 25±6 | n/a | 0,7 / 1,1 |
| CEC007B | 7±2 |
7±2 | n/a | 1,1 |
| CEC010B | 10±3 |
10±3 | n/a | 1,1 / 1,75 / 2,0 / 3,3 / 5,0 |
| CEC020B | 20±6 |
20±6 | n/a | 0,7 / 1,1 / 3,3 |
| CEC010E | 10±3 | 10±3 | n/a | 1,1 |
| CEC020E | 20±5 |
20±5 | n/a | 1,1 |
| CEC005F | 5±1 | 5±1 | n/a | 1,0 |
| CEC007F | 7±2 | 7±2 | n/a | 1,0 |
| CEC010F | 10±3 | 10±3 | n/a | 1,0 / 2,0 / 3,0 |
| CEC015F | 15±4,5 |
15±4,5 | n/a | 1,0 / 3,0 |
| CEC020F | 20±5 |
20±5 | n/a | 1,0 |
| CEC050F | 50±12,5 |
50±12,5 | n/a | 1,0 |
| CEC100F | 100±25 |
100±25 | n/a | 0,7 / 1,0 |
| CEC020Q | 20±6 |
20±6 | n/a | 1,0 / 2,0 |
| CEC020T | 20±5 |
20±5 | n/a | 0,175 / 0,3 |
| Other indium-tin-oxide film thicknesses and ITO-sheet resistance (5 Ω-1 kΩ), custom substrate thicknesses (≥ 0,1 mm) and other glass substrate materials on a per-coating-run basis available on request. Please contact us for details about our ITO-coating services.
To electrically contact our ITO-coated glass, you can find our conductive adhesive copper tape here. |
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Refractive Index
- The total refractive index of our indium-tin-oxide coated glass is unspecified
- The refractive index of the glass substrates can be found in the data sheet of the respective glass materials (see links above)
- The refractive index of transparent indium-tin-oxide coatings remains around 1,95 for visible wavelengths
Flatness
- Depending on substrate material and thickness
- Specified flatness available on request
Surface Quality
- better than 80-50 scratch & dig (MIL-0-13830A)
- Other on request
Other Specifications
- According to MIL-C-675 A (4.6.11, Rubber test)
- According to MIL-M-13508 (4.4.6, Tape test)
All given details and specifications are mean reference values and are not guaranteed. In addition, please consider our "Notes on technical specifications"