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Transparent Conducting Oxides Based on Tin Oxide

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Tin oxide (SnO2) is an important and widely used wide band-gap semiconductor and is part of a family of binary transparent conducting oxides (TCO), such as Sn- and ZnO-doped In2O3 (ITO, ZIO) [1] and ZnO:Al [2], CdO. It is of great interest in corrosive environment applications due to its high stability. This includes applications such as batteries, low emission windows coatings, solar cells, etc. In this chapter we will introduce the structural, electrical and optical properties of undoped and doped tin oxides. In addition, thin films via various deposition methods are discussed.

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