Indium cerium oxide (InCeO) targets are a new type of transparent conductive oxide target, manufactured through high-temperature sintering or hot isostatic pressing. They exhibit superior transmittance, electrical conductivity, environmental stability, and flexibility compatibility as compared with conventional ITO targets. This makes them suitable for thin film deposition in high-end displays, photovoltaics, flexible electronics, and precision optics.

Outstanding Properties of Indium Cerium Oxide Targets

l High Transmittance

Films deposited using indium cerium oxide targets offer excellent optical performance by achieving visible light transmittance of 85%–90%. They effectively enhance the light transmission efficiency of displays, touch panels, and photovoltaic modules, resulting in clearer images, higher brightness, and reduced energy consumption.

l Low Resistivity

Cerium doping effectively optimizes the material's lattice structure, which results in a significant increase in both carrier concentration and mobility. The sheet resistance of the film can be lower than that of conventional ITO films, achieving higher conductivity. This low resistivity significantly improves touch response speed and enhances the photoelectric conversion efficiency and long-term stability of photovoltaic cells.

l Stability and Uniformity

Indium cerium oxide targets exhibit good thermal and chemical stability, with minimal decomposition or performance degradation during high-temperature coating or in complex environments. Their uniform and dense structure ensures consistent film thickness and optoelectronic performance during large-area deposition.

Wide Applications of Indium Cerium Oxide Targets

l Display panels

Indium cerium oxide (ICO) targets are sputtered to form transparent conductive films in the manufacturing of high-end displays—including LCDs, OLEDs, and Mini/Micro-LEDs. These films deliver high transmittance and low resistivity for display panel electrodes and interconnections, significantly improving brightness uniformity, enhancing contrast, and extending service life.

 l Touchscreen Technology

Indium cerium oxide films can replace traditional ITO films as touch electrodes in touch products such as smartphones, tablets, automotive displays, and industrial control panels. This application enables them to deliver faster response, better transmittance, and improved flexibility compatibility, supporting narrow bezels and large-size touchscreen designs.

 l Photovoltaic industry

In high-efficiency solar cells such as Heterojunction (HJT) and perovskite tandem cells, indium cerium oxide (ICO) targets are utilized as transparent conductive electrode materials. These materials effectively reduce series resistance, improve photoelectric conversion efficiency, and enhance stability, providing higher-performance conductive solutions for next-generation photovoltaic modules.

l Flexible Electronics

Indium cerium oxide (ICO) targets can be sputtered onto flexible substrates, such as polyimide (PI) and PET, to create durable, flexible transparent electrodes. These advanced films are utilized in emerging products, including cutting-edge foldable displays, wearable devices, and flexible sensors.

l Optical Device Manufacturing

Indium cerium oxide targets are utilized for coating optical glass, optical film stacks, filters, and anti-reflection coatings. These applications maintain high transmittance while simultaneously imparting conductive or antistatic properties, making them ideal for precision optical fields such as optical communications and advanced optical sensing.