Transparent conducting materials are key elements in a wide variety of current technologies including flat panel displays, photovoltaics, organic, low-e windows and electrochromics. The needs for new and improved materials is pressing, because the existing materials do not have the performance levels to meet the ever- increasing demand, and because some of the current materials used may not be viable in the future. In addition, the field of transparent conductors has gone through dramatic changes in the last 5-7 years with new materials being identified, new applications and new people in the field. "Handbook of Transparent Conductors" presents transparent conductors in a historical perspective, provides current applications as well as insights into the future of the devices. It is a comprehensive reference, and represents the most current resource on the subject.

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Introduction to TC materials and their applicatons, key properties and needs.- Opto-electronic models of TC materials the physics description.- Characterization of TC Materials.- TC device applications current and emerging.- In based TCOs.- Sn based.- Zn based.- Ternary, Quaternary and higher materials.- Organic TCs.- Non-conventional materials.- Transparent Electronics.- Nano-structured TCs (ZnO, TiO2, etc.).- Environmental and Economic Aspects.- Appendix. TCO properties and summary data