Figure 1: Transparent coatings. Source: Abrisa Technologies

Bus Bars in conjunction with transparent conductive coatings are used for e-connectivity systems such as ITO heater windows, EMI shielded displays, and incubators. Anti-fogging, thermal control, EMI shielding and anti-static are all managed by utilizing ITO/IMITO coatings and silver or gold bus bars applied to glass specialty or technical glass substrates.

Applications (Anti-fogging and thermal control)

Figure 2: Coating applications include anti-fogging and thermal control. Source: Abrisa Technologies

Transparent conductive coatings such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium molybdenum (IMO) or index-matched (IMITO) are used to make robust transparent electro-magnetic shielded (EMI) display enhancement glass, anti-fogging/frost-free camera windows and controlled temperature sample surfaces for live cell imaging. Bus bars provide the pathways for electrical connectivity or grounding points to the coating and are themselves made of conductive material.

Figure 3: Applications include: EMI shielding displays, anti-fogging heater, microscope live cell incubators and electrical connectivity. Source: Abrisa Technologies.

Bus bars are offered in strip, full perimeter and other controlled patterns either on top of or under the coating with connection point options possible at the surface, side or rear surface. Abrisa Technologies’ total solutions include transparent conductive coatings, bus bars and wire bonding on the supply of fabricated specialty and technical glasses.

Typical glass substrate materials for bus bar applications

• SCHOTT Borofloat® 33 — thermal resistance, high transparency
• SCHOTT D 263® T eco — ultra-thin broad transparency range
• Low iron soda lime glass — economical HIE™ strengthened option
• Low and non-alkaline glass — (AGC) EN-A1, Corning® Eagle XG®
• High ion-exchange (HIE™) glass, Corning® Gorilla® Glass, (AGC) Dragontrail®, SCHOTT AS 87
• Other specialty and technical glass

Bus bar types

• Chrome-nickel-gold — solderable, anti-corrosion
• Silver epoxy — economical, easy-to-pattern, three bond surface options, wire bonding
• Silver frit — solderable, durable, high adhesion
• Wire soldering — other materials

Transparent conductive coatings

• Figure 4: ITO coated and fabricated glass substrate. Source: Abrisa Technologies Single layer indium tin oxide (ITO)
• IMITO (index-matched ITO)
• Accessible and buried
• Indium molybdenum oxide (IMO)
• Fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass

Bus bar matrix

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Bus bar formats (Bus bars depicted in gray)

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Bus bar application locations (Bus bars depicted in gray)

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