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Ultrathin Metal Transparent Electrodes for the Optoelectronics Industry

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One of the most crucial requirements of optoelectronics and photonics industry is the realization of inexpensive and efficient transparent electrodes (TEs), i.e., films that permit one to bring electrical currents or potentials in the proximity of optically active regions without significant loss of optical energy

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Ghosh, D.S. (2013). Introduction. In: Ultrathin Metal Transparent Electrodes for the Optoelectronics Industry. Springer Theses. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00348-1_1

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