Transparent conducting structures and methods of production thereof
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Transparent electrical conductors comprising regions of high transparency and regions of lower transparency, but higher conductivity. This allows electrical connection through the conductor, while retaining its transparency for such applications as hand-held device display screens or transparent antennas, for example.
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- 91. An electrical conductor comprising transparent electrically conductive material and at least one conductive track formed from electrically conductive particles and providing a source or sink for electrical charge transport to and from the transparent material.
- 103. A method of fabricating an electrical conductor, comprising forming on a substrate a region of transparent electrically conductive material and at least one conductive track, said at least one conductive track being formed from electrically conductive particles and providing a source or sink for electrical charge transport to and from the transparent material.
- 135. An apparatus for forming an electrical conductor comprising means for depositing transparent electrically conductive material on a substrate, and means for depositing electrically conductive particles on the substrate so as to form at least one conductive track, said conductive track providing a source or sink for electrical charge transport to and from the transparent material.
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