FTO & ITO conductive glass

FTO conductive glass and ITO conductive glass seems to be a pair of twins, the name is only a difference of one character, but also are a kind of conductive glass. So, you may ask: what is the difference and connection between FTO glass and ITO glass, can they replace each other?

ITO Glass

1, definition-wise, the two have different coating layer compositions.
ITO conductive glass refers to the sodium-calcium-based or silicon-boron based substrate glass on the basis of the use of magnetron sputtering method coated with a layer of indium tin oxide film processed glass. FTO conductive glass refers to fluorine-doped tin dioxide conductive glass.
2, conductive properties, ITO glass conductivity is better than FTO glass, FTO glass if not specially treated, its laminated surface barrier is high, not easy to transmit electrons.

FTO Glass

3, cost cost, FTO glass cost is lower than ITO glass;
4, in terms of etching difficulty, the etching process of FTO glass is easier than that of ITO glass;
5, high temperature resistance, FTO glass is better than ITO high temperature resistance, the former can be up to 700 degrees;
6, FTO glass sintering after the square resistance change is relatively small, than with ITO glass to do the printing electrode when the sintering effect is good;
7, transmittance, FTO glass square resistance value is large, low transmittance rate, ITO glass transmittance rate is higher.