Silver alloy thin film reflector and transparent electrical conductor

An opto-electronic stack comprising:

• a transparent substrate;
• and
• a transparent and electrically conductive stack, said stack comprising:
• a plurality of transparent oxide layers;
• and
• at least one silver alloy film, said silver alloy comprising:
• silver;
• and
• a second element in the range of 0.1 to 10 a/o percent selected from the group of elements:
• copper, palladium, platinum, gold, cadmium, lithium, zinc, nickel, cobalt, chromium, antimony, gallium, boron, molybdenum, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, manganese, silicon, germanium, beryllium, tin, indium and zirconium, wherein every silver alloy film of said transparent electrically conductive stack is between at least two layers of said transparent oxide.

A display device, comprising:

• a first substrate including an array of pixel electrodes;
• a second substrate including a counter electrode;
• and
• an organic fluid layer interposed between said first and said second substrates, wherein said first substrate contains a highly reflective layer, said highly reflective layer is a metal alloy comprising:
• silver;
• and
• a second element present in the range of from 0.1 to 10.0 a/o percent selected from the group of elements:
• copper, manganese, magnesium, beryllium, zinc, cadmium, lithium, zirconium, silicon, aluminum, indium, titanium, nickel, chromium, cobalt, antimony, gallium, boron, tin, molybdenum and germanium.

A window coating, comprising:

• a transparent substrate;
• and
• a film stack comprising:
• a thin film of silver alloy comprising:
• silver;
• and
• a second element in the range of 0.1 a/o percent to 10.0 a/o percent selected from the group:
• gold, palladium, platinum, copper, zinc, cadmium, aluminum, titanium, lithium, magnesium, manganese, silicon, germanium, beryllium, tin, indium, nickel, cobalt, chromium, antimony, gallium, boron, molybdenum and zirconium.

An opto-electronic stack comprising:

• a transparent substrate;
• and
• a transparent and electrically conductive stack, said stack comprising:
• a layer of transparent conducting oxide;
• and
• a metal alloy layer, said metal alloy comprising:
• silver;
• and
• a second element in the range of 0.1 to 10 a/o percent selected from the group of elements:
• copper, palladium, platinum, gold, cadmium, lithium, zinc, nickel, cobalt, chromium, antimony, gallium, boron, molybdenum, aluminum, titanium, magnesium, manganese, silicon, germanium, beryllium, tin, indium and zirconium.