摘要:
To a hydrochloric acid solution containing In and Sn and which is held at 20null C., an alkali solution is added to adjust pH to 3; the temperature of the mixed solution is raised to 90null C. and the alkali solution is further added to adjust pH to 7.5. The resulting precipitate is recovered by filtration, dehydrated and dried to yield a Sn-containing In hydroxide; the hydroxide is put into a tubular furnace and fired in a nitrogen gas atmosphere containing water vapor and NH3 gas at 600nullC. for 2 hours to produce a Sn-containing In oxide in the form of plates having a major axis of 0.041 nullm, a minor axis of 0.025 nullm and a major-to-minor axis ratio of 1.64. An ITO powder having a SnO2 content of 2-20 wt % is provided by mixing acicular and granular ITO particles in proportions within the range of from 2:98 to 98:2. A coating solution prepared from this mixed ITO powder is applied to provide a transparent conductive film having a sheet resistance of 10 knull/null or less, a light transmittance of at least 80%, and a haze value of no more than 2%.