Fancy Industrial Co., Ltd. is a leading supplier of pure Indium (In) in China.
Indium metal has excellent properties such as good ductility, plasticity, low melting point, high boiling point, low resistance, corrosion resistance, and good light permeability and conductivity, and is widely used in the aerospace, radio and electronics industries, medical, defence, high-tech, and energy.
The production of ITO targets (used in the production of liquid crystal displays and flat screens) is the main area of consumption of indium ingots, accounting for 70 per cent of global indium consumption; followed by the electronic semiconductor sector, accounting for 12 per cent of global consumption; the solder and alloy sector, accounting for 12 per cent; and the research industry, accounting for 6 per cent.
ITO Targets
Due to the good light penetration and electrical conductivity of indium ingots, glassy complexes of high-purity indium oxide and tin oxide (ITO) are used to make transparent and conductive electrodes in the plasma and LCD TV screen industries, as well as being used as sensitive components for certain gas measurements. Seventy per cent of global indium consumption is used to produce ITO targets.
Indium has applications in many areas of technology:
Electronics, semiconductors and radio：
With its high boiling point, low electrical resistance and resistance to corrosion, indium is also widely used in the electronic semiconductor and radio industries.
A significant portion of indium metal is used in the production of semiconductor materials. In the radio and electronics industry, indium is used in the manufacture of special contacts, which are made by mixing indium and silver oxides and pressing them together.
Indium alloys：
Indium alloys are used in the production of solar cells.
In the atomic energy industry, indium is used to make neutron indicators. Many alloys of indium are commonly used in the manufacture of control rods in atomic nuclear reactors. Indium is also an excellent material for making neutron detectors and is comparable to the metal gallium.
Indium chemicals and their applications:
Indium ingot: trapezoidal, smooth surface, white with a metallic luster, mainly for the manufacture of a variety of alloys, special welding, coating, electronics and the production of high-purity indium and other sectors.
Indium trioxide: light yellow, used in fluorescent screens, glass, ceramics, chemical reagents, etc.
Indium Hydroxide: used in batteries, glass, ceramics and chemical reagents.
High Purity Indium Trimethylene: White crystalline crystals, mainly used as raw material for GAEHI epitaxial growth of indium-containing compounds and semiconductor optoelectronic functional materials.
High purity Indium Chloride: colourless or white powder, mainly used for phosphors, Ⅲ-V compound semiconductors, low-pressure nano-lamps, manganese dry batteries, mercury-free negative electrode, (zinc) anticorrosive additives, ITO transparent batteries and so on.
Indium is a doping element in germanium transistors, and the largest amount of indium is used in the production of PNP germanium transistors.
The amount of indium used in new applications is also increasing at a rate of 10-20 per cent per year.
Because of its softer nature, indium is also used for seam sealing in certain industries that require filler metals. For example, vacuum gap fillers at higher temperatures.
These are just a few examples of how indium is helping technology companies.
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