Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a replacement for indium tin oxide, used in displays for various electronic devices, such as laptops and televisions.
With the potential exhaustion of indium supplies, the researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology have produced a transparent conducting film, using carbon nanotubes and plastic nanoparticles to conduct electricity, according to a Nanowerk article.
Made of readily available materials, the research team have achieved higher levels of conductivity by using low concentrations of carbon nanotubes and conducting latex, combined in a polystyrene film.
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Nanowerk news article
Nanotechnology researchers find replacement for rare material indium tin oxide
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A Norwegian company developing a new thin-film solar cell has begun a programme to develop a prototype by 2013, with the aim of commercialisation by 2015 at the earliest
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