Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 9, 2026

Patterning Cells on Optically Transparent Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes
Published on: August 20, 2007
Thermoelectric properties and thermal tolerance of indium tin oxide nanowires
Jose A Hernandez1, Jennifer Carpena-Nunez2, Luis F Fonseca1
1Department of Physics-University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR 00931, United States of America.
Abstract:
Highly crystalline indium tin oxide (ITO) nanowires were grown via a vapor-liquid-solid method, with thermal tolerance up to ∼1300 °C. We report the electric and thermoelectric properties of the ITO nanowires before and after heat treatments and draw conclusions about their applicability as thermoelectric building blocks in nanodevices that can operate in high temperature conditions. The Seebeck coefficient and the thermal and electrical conductivities were measured in each individual nanowire by means of specialized micro-bridge thermometry devices. Measured data was analyzed and explained in terms of changes in charge carrier density, impurities and vacancies due to the thermal treatments.
Related Concept Videos
Oxidation Numbers
Properties of Transition Metals
Pyruvate Oxidation
First, the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase removes the carboxyl group from pyruvate and releases it as carbon dioxide. The stripped molecule is then oxidized and releases electrons, which are then picked up by NAD+...
Thermal expansion and Thermal stress: Problem Solving
To solve the problem, first, identify the known and unknown quantities. The initial length (L) of the bridge is 1275 m, the coefficient of linear expansion (α) for steel is 12 x 10-6/°C, and the change in temperature (ΔT) is 55...
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Thermal Strain

