The Future of ITO

Content

• Executive Summary
  • E.1 Opportunity Analysis
    • E.1.1 The State Of The Ito Market
    • E.1.2 Ito Classic
    • E.1.3 The Cracks In Ito: Five Opportunities For Ito Replacement
  • E.2 Key Firms, Products And Innovations To Watch For
    • E.2.1 Financial And Technical Innovations In The Indium Market
    • E.2.2 Ito Itself
    • E.2.3 Non-Ito Innovations
  • E.3 Summary Of Market Forecasts
• Chapter One: Introduction
  • 1.1 Background To This Report
    • 1.1.1 The Indium Scare
    • 1.1.2 Beyond Indium: The New Transparent Conductors
    • 1.1.3 Ito Replacements: The Options
    • 1.1.4 Ito Replacements: First Apps
  • 1.2 Objective And Scope Of This Report
  • 1.3 Methodology Of This Report
  • 1.4 Plan Of This Report
• Chapter Two: Ito And Its Alternatives
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Ito Classic
    • 2.2.1 The Indium Business: Extraction And Pricing Of Indium
    • 2.2.2 Indium And Reclamation Of Ito
    • 2.2.3 The Ito Business
  • 2.3 Printed Ito And Other Innovations
    • 2.3.1 Ito Inks
  • 2.4 Other Metal Oxides As An Alternative To Ito
    • 2.4.1 Ito, Dopants And Silver
    • 2.4.2 Zinc Oxides As Transparent Conductors
    • 2.4.3 Tin Oxides As Transparent Conductors
  • 2.5 Pedot As An Alternative To Ito
    • 2.5.1 Advantages And Applications Of Pedot As An Ito Replacement
    • 2.5.2 Pedot, Printing And Ito
    • 2.5.3 Disadvantages Of Pedot As An Ito Replacement
  • 2.6 Transparent Conductors And Carbon Nanotubes
    • 2.6.1 Cnts As An Ito Replacement
    • 2.6.2 Research Directions And Likely Improvements In Cnt Coatings
    • 2.6.3 Eikos
    • 2.6.4 Unidym
    • 2.6.5 Regroupement Qubcois Sur Les Matriaux De Pointe (Rqmp)
  • 2.7 Other Nanotechnology Approaches To Transparent Conductors
    • 2.7.2 Sony
    • 2.7.3 University Of Michigan
  • 2.8 Key Points From This Chapter
• Chapter Three: Applications For Ito And Its Replacements
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Displays
    • 3.2.1 Conventional Flat-Panel Displays
    • 3.2.2 Touch Screen Displays
    • 3.2.3 Flexible Displays
  • 3.3 Photovoltaics (Pv)
  • 3.4 Lighting
  • 3.5 Other Applications And Opportunities For Ito And Its Replacements
  • 3.6 Key Points In This Chapter
• Chapter Four: Eight-Year Market Forecasts
  • 4.1 Forecasting Methodology
    • 4.1.1 What We Have Forecast And Why
    • 4.1.2 Forecast Of Novel Materials
    • 4.1.3 Alternative Scenarios
  • 4.2 Some Notes On Pricing
    • 4.2.1 Basic Ito Products
    • 4.2.2 Ito-Coated Substrates And Ito Inks
    • 4.2.3 Ito-Replacement Products
  • 4.3 Forecast Of Basic Ito Products By Geographical Region
  • 4.4 Eight-Year Forecasts By Application
    • 4.4.1 Rigid Lcds And Other Fpd Displays
    • 4.4.2 Touch-Screen Displays
    • 4.4.3 Flexible Displays
    • 4.4.4 El And Oled Lighting
    • 4.4.5 Photovoltaics Market
    • 4.4.6 Other Coatings
  • 4.5 Summary Of Eight-Year Forecasts Of Ito And Ito Replacements
• Acronyms And Abbreviations Used In This Report
• About The Author
• List Of Exhibits
  • Exhibit E-1 Summary Of Market Projections For Transparent Conductors ($ Millions)
  • Exhibit 2-1 Indium: World Refinery Production, Reserves And Reserve Base (Metric Tons)
  • Exhibit 2-2 Summary Of Indium Suppliers
  • Exhibit 2-3 Indium Price Trends
  • Exhibit 2-4 Sumitomo Metal Mining Ito Products
  • Exhibit 2-5 Advantages Of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes For Use As Transparent Conductors
  • Exhibit 2-6 Eikos Government Projects
  • Exhibit 4-1 Prices Of Raw Ito Products
  • Exhibit 4-2 Ito Basic Products Demand By Country
  • Exhibit 4-3 Forecast Of Transparent Conductor Use In Rigid Lcd And Other Fpd Displays: 2008-2015
  • Exhibit 4-4 Forecast Of Transparent Conductor Use In Touch-Screen Displays: 2008-2015
  • Exhibit 4-5 Forecast Of Transparent Conductor Use In Flexible Displays: 2008-2015
  • Exhibit 4-6 Forecast Of Transparent Conductor Use In El Lighting: 2008-2015
  • Exhibit 4-7 Forecast Of Transparent Conductor Use In Oled Lighting: 2008-2015
  • Exhibit 4-8 Forecast Of Transparent Conductor Use In Thin-Film Photovoltaics: 2008-2015
  • Exhibit 4-9 Forecast Of Transparent Conductor Use In High-Value Conductive Coatings: 2008-2015
  • Exhibit 4-10 Summary Transparent Conductor Forecasts By Material ($ Millions)
  • Exhibit 4-11 Summary Transparent Conductor Forecasts By Application ($ Millions)