title: Flexible transparent heaters with heating films made of indium tin oxide nanoparticles.
abstract: In this study, flexible transparent heaters with heating films made of indium tin oxide (ITO) are fabricated on plastic substrates. The optical transmittance of a representative flexible heater is above 90% in the visible and near infrared regions. The steady-state temperature is determined by the bias voltage and reaches about 180 degrees C at a bias voltage of 50 V. The heat-generating properties are nearly the same before and after the application of tensile strain. Furthermore, the defrosting ability is demonstrated using a block of dry-ice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Kiju
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Kyoungah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chol
authors.forename: Kiyeol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Jonghyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sangsig
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D055119:Elastic Modulus; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D012031:Refractometry; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D017971:Tin Compounds; C109984:indium tin oxide