Conductive Oxides Role in Flexible Electronic Device Applications

In this chapter, the role of conductive oxides in the fabrication of flexible electronic devices and their applications are reported elaborately. Due to changes from the rigid electronic world to flexible electronics, the researchers have started working on the materials, deposition technologies, and device fabrication in connection to the fabrication of flexible electronic devices. Flexible and printed electronics are lightweight materials that support portable displays, curved displays, and flexible or roll-up designs that can be manufactured using a roll-to-roll manufacturing process. Limited products such as curved televisions, bendable displays, and flexible antennas are available in the markets, but still a lot of issues have to be overcome in order to fulfill the dream of a flexible electronic world. Conductive oxides, which are considered as a backbone of flexible electronic devices, have challenges such as low conductivity, poor adhesive, instability, and high-temperature deposition, which have to be addressed. In this connection, this chapter deals with the deposition of conductive oxides in the flexible substrate and their role in the application of flexible electronic devices. Also, the issues and challenges faced during the deposition of the conductive oxides on the flexible substrate are also discussed in detail.