Phil Zarrow:Jim, let’s talk about the wonderful world of indium-tin oxide (ITO). Obviously, as the name implies, it’s indium, tin, and oxygen in oxide form, but how is it used? What are some of the applications?
吉姆-海瑟特：氧化铟锡在几乎所有带显示屏的电子设备上都被用作透明导电层。它用于平板电视，也用于触摸屏设备--一个触摸屏、平板设备可以有多达 4 层的氧化铟锡。
菲尔-扎罗当你谈到层时，4 层--非常非常薄的层--我想主要的应用方法是溅射吧？
吉姆-希赛特是的，溅射过程，我带了一个靶子给你看！
菲尔-扎罗:哦，非常好。
Jim Hisert: This is an indium-tin oxide sputtering target. (At this point I revealed the target I had with me. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t carry sputtering targets with me every day. I do, however, always have some indium with me.) It’s a very small model, but this is made out of – originally – indium-tin oxide powder. I brought some of that to show you as well.
菲尔-扎罗让我们看看是什么样子。
Jim Hisert: Here is some indium-tin oxide powder… And these [targets] can also be made with indium oxide powder and tin oxide powder. So there are different ways [materials] to make targets, and there are different manufacturing methods to make targets as well.
菲尔-扎罗：所以在溅射过程中，目标通常是牺牲品？
吉姆-希赛特是的，它的用量非常小。就触摸屏显示屏而言，它被溅射到玻璃上，厚度为纳米。
Phil Zarrow: Now, indium-tin oxide, Indium Corporation – it’s in the company name. How did Indium Corporation actually come to be a leader in this market?
Jim Hisert:Well, we’ve been working with customers on developing ITO and increasing the density of targets, which is one of the main drivers in the technology. In doing that we have found different powder distributions and morphologies that work the best. We’ve developed with the market, and the market has developed with our products.
菲尔-扎罗吉姆，我们从哪里可以获得更多关于氧化铟锡的信息？
Jim Hisert:Well, for applications [of ITO], I really like the video you did with Dr. Ron Lasky. In addition to that, I have a blog, and I talk about indium-tin oxide and other indium-related subjects. We also have a specific ITO blog where we talk about target technology. And, you can always contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
菲尔-扎罗很好！吉姆，你是 ITO 的大师。非常感谢。
吉姆-希赛特：谢谢你，菲尔。
