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Effects of rapid thermal annealing on electrical, optical, and structural properties of Ni-doped In 2 O 3 anodes for bulk heterojunction organic solar cells Jun Ho Kim and Tae-Yeon Seong Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea Han-Ki Kim a) Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information and Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, South Korea (Received 30 August 2012; accepted 14 December 2012; published 7 January 2013) The authors investigated the effects of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) on the electrical, optical, and structural properties, and work functions of Ni-doped In 2 O 3 (INO) anodes prepared by a DC/RF co-sputtering process for use in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs). By RTA processing at 600 C, the authors obtained the optimized INO anodes with a sheet resistance of 28 X/sq, an optical transmittance of 82.93%, and a work function of 5.02 eV, which are acceptable in OSC fabrication. In particular, the 600 C annealed INO anode showed much higher optical transmittance in the near infrared wavelength region than the conventional ITO film, even though it had a low resistivity of 5.66 10 4 X cm. The OSC fabricated on the annealed INO anode showed a higher power convention efficiency of 2.65% than the OSC with as-deposited INO anodes (2.19%) because the fill factors of the OSC are critically dependent on the sheet resistance of the anode. V C 2013 American Vacuum Society.[http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.4774212] I. INTRODUCTION Cost-efficient bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs) have been widely investigated due to their potential applications as disposable energy pads, portable energy sour- ces, and attachable energy sources. 15 In particular, the merits of OSCs, such as light weight, simple structure, simple printing-based processing, and superior flexibility make OSCs candidates for next-generation photovoltaics. Since Tang reported the possibility of OSCs in 1986, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of OSCs rapidly increased to 8%–9%, due the rapid advance of organic materials, process- ing, and device structure technologies. 6,7 The increase of PCE in OSC allows the mass production of OSCs in the near future. Among several key parameters affecting the PCE of OSCs, the electrical and optical properties of the anode are very important because exciton formation and current extrac- tion are critically influenced by the optical transmittance and sheet resistance of the anodes. Although DC or RF sputtered Sn-doped In 2 O 3 (ITO) films have been widely used in OSCs as transparent anodes, further investigations to develop new transparent anodes are necessary to improve the performance of OSCs. For this purpose, oxide-based anode materials, such as In-Zn-O, In-Ge-O, Ti-In-Sn-O, In-Zn-Sn-O, Nb-Ti-O, Ga-Zn-O, Al-Zn-O, and In-W-O films, were suggested as promising anode materials. 815 Ni-doped In 2 O 3 or Ni-doped ITO films are also known as transparent oxide electrodes (TCOs) for optoelectronics. 16,17 Hsu et al. reported that the effective doping of Ni into ITO led to a surface work function of 5.80 eV. 18 They explained that the high work function of the Ni-doped ITO film is closely related to the effective doping of Ni into the ITO matrix. Adachi et al. also reported that the Ni-doped ITO film acts as an effective anode for or- ganic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). 19 OLEDs with Ni- doped ITO anodes showed comparable performance to OLEDs with conventional ITO anodes due to the low sheet resistance and high work function of the Ni-doped ITO an- ode. In our previous work, a very thin NiO film on an indium zinc oxide (IZO) film enhanced the performance of OLEDs due to the high work function of the NiO layer covering the IZO anode. 20 Although the electrical and optical properties of Ni-doped ITO films used as transparent electrodes were investigated, detailed studies of Ni-doped In 2 O 3 (INO) films are lacking. In addition, applications of INO films in OSCs as anode have not yet been reported. Furthermore, a detailed investigation of the effects of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) on the electrical, optical, structural, and surface properties and work functions of the INO film has not been reported. In this work, we investigated INO films prepared by a NiO and In 2 O 3 co-sputtering process for OSC applications as transparent anodes. By optimizing RTA temperature, we obtain an INO film with a resistivity of 5.66 10 4 X cm and an optical transparency of 82.93%, which are acceptable values for anodes in OSCs. In addition, we compared the performances of OSCs fabricated on the as-deposited and annealed INO film to correlate sheet resistance of the anode and PCE value of OSCs. II. EXPERIMENT The 200 nm thick INO films were grown on glass sub- strates by using DC/RF magnetron sputtering using NiO and In 2 O 3 ceramic targets at room temperature. Prior to co- sputtering, NiO and In 2 O 3 targets were presputtered in an Ar ambient for 20 min in order to remove impurities and a) Electronic mail: [email protected] 021201-1 J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 31(2), Mar/Apr 2013 0734-2101/2013/31(2)/021201/5/$30.00 V C 2013 American Vacuum Society 021201-1 Author complimentary copy. 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  • Effects of rapid thermal annealing on electrical, optical, and structuralproperties of Ni-doped In2O3 anodes for bulk heterojunction organicsolar cells

    Jun Ho Kim and Tae-Yeon SeongDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea

    Han-Ki Kima)

    Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information and Electronics, Kyung Hee University,1 Seocheon-dong, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, South Korea

    (Received 30 August 2012; accepted 14 December 2012; published 7 January 2013)

    The authors investigated the effects of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) on the electrical, optical, and

    structural properties, and work functions of Ni-doped In2O3 (INO) anodes prepared by a DC/RF

    co-sputtering process for use in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs). By RTA processing

    at 600 �C, the authors obtained the optimized INO anodes with a sheet resistance of 28 X/sq, anoptical transmittance of 82.93%, and a work function of 5.02 eV, which are acceptable in OSC

    fabrication. In particular, the 600 �C annealed INO anode showed much higher opticaltransmittance in the near infrared wavelength region than the conventional ITO film, even though it

    had a low resistivity of 5.66� 10�4 X cm. The OSC fabricated on the annealed INO anode showeda higher power convention efficiency of 2.65% than the OSC with as-deposited INO anodes

    (2.19%) because the fill factors of the OSC are critically dependent on the sheet resistance of the

    anode. VC 2013 American Vacuum Society. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.4774212]

    I. INTRODUCTION

    Cost-efficient bulk heterojunction organic solar cells

    (OSCs) have been widely investigated due to their potential

    applications as disposable energy pads, portable energy sour-

    ces, and attachable energy sources.1–5 In particular, the merits

    of OSCs, such as light weight, simple structure, simple

    printing-based processing, and superior flexibility make

    OSCs candidates for next-generation photovoltaics. Since

    Tang reported the possibility of OSCs in 1986, the power

    conversion efficiency (PCE) of OSCs rapidly increased to

    8%–9%, due the rapid advance of organic materials, process-

    ing, and device structure technologies.6,7 The increase of

    PCE in OSC allows the mass production of OSCs in the near

    future. Among several key parameters affecting the PCE of

    OSCs, the electrical and optical properties of the anode are

    very important because exciton formation and current extrac-

    tion are critically influenced by the optical transmittance and

    sheet resistance of the anodes. Although DC or RF sputtered

    Sn-doped In2O3 (ITO) films have been widely used in OSCs

    as transparent anodes, further investigations to develop new

    transparent anodes are necessary to improve the performance

    of OSCs. For this purpose, oxide-based anode materials, such

    as In-Zn-O, In-Ge-O, Ti-In-Sn-O, In-Zn-Sn-O, Nb-Ti-O,

    Ga-Zn-O, Al-Zn-O, and In-W-O films, were suggested as

    promising anode materials.8–15 Ni-doped In2O3 or Ni-doped

    ITO films are also known as transparent oxide electrodes

    (TCOs) for optoelectronics.16,17 Hsu et al. reported that theeffective doping of Ni into ITO led to a surface work function

    of 5.80 eV.18 They explained that the high work function

    of the Ni-doped ITO film is closely related to the effective

    doping of Ni into the ITO matrix. Adachi et al. also reportedthat the Ni-doped ITO film acts as an effective anode for or-

    ganic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).19 OLEDs with Ni-

    doped ITO anodes showed comparable performance to

    OLEDs with conventional ITO anodes due to the low sheet

    resistance and high work function of the Ni-doped ITO an-

    ode. In our previous work, a very thin NiO film on an indium

    zinc oxide (IZO) film enhanced the performance of OLEDs

    due to the high work function of the NiO layer covering the

    IZO anode.20 Although the electrical and optical properties

    of Ni-doped ITO films used as transparent electrodes were

    investigated, detailed studies of Ni-doped In2O3 (INO) films

    are lacking. In addition, applications of INO films in OSCs as

    anode have not yet been reported. Furthermore, a detailed

    investigation of the effects of rapid thermal annealing (RTA)

    on the electrical, optical, structural, and surface properties

    and work functions of the INO film has not been reported.

    In this work, we investigated INO films prepared by a

    NiO and In2O3 co-sputtering process for OSC applications

    as transparent anodes. By optimizing RTA temperature, we

    obtain an INO film with a resistivity of 5.66� 10�4 X cmand an optical transparency of 82.93%, which are acceptable

    values for anodes in OSCs. In addition, we compared the

    performances of OSCs fabricated on the as-deposited and

    annealed INO film to correlate sheet resistance of the anode

    and PCE value of OSCs.

    II. EXPERIMENT

    The 200 nm thick INO films were grown on glass sub-

    strates by using DC/RF magnetron sputtering using NiO and

    In2O3 ceramic targets at room temperature. Prior to co-

    sputtering, NiO and In2O3 targets were presputtered in an Ar

    ambient for 20 min in order to remove impurities anda)Electronic mail: [email protected]

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  • contamination on the surface of the targets. The INO films

    were co-sputtered at an optimized RF power of 10 W applied

    to a NiO target and a DC power of 100 W applied to an

    In2O3 target. During the co-sputtering of the NiO and In2O3target, the working pressure of 3 mTorr and Ar flow rate of

    10 sccm maintained constant. To obtain uniformly sputtered

    INO films, 45� tilted multicathode guns were employed.During the co-sputtering process, the glass substrate was

    constantly rotated at a speed of 20 rpm to ensure a uniform

    thickness of the INO film. The thickness of the INO film was

    controlled by manipulating co-sputtering time. After deposi-

    tion of the INO film at room temperature, the INO films

    were rapidly thermal annealed in a vacuum ambient for

    10 min at 400, 500, and 600 �C to improve the electrical andoptical properties of the INO films. The thickness of the INO

    films was measured by means of a surface profiler (a-step,HTSK). Electrical properties of the INO films were exam-

    ined by Hall measurement (HL5500PC, Accent optical tech-

    nology) as a function of RTA temperature. In addition,

    optical transmittance of the INO films was measured using a

    UV/visible spectrometer (UV 540, Unicam) as a function of

    the RTA temperature in the wavelength region from 200 to

    1500 nm. Surface morphology of the as-deposited and

    annealed INO films was analyzed by means of atomic force

    microscopy (AFM, PUCO Station STD). The microstructure

    of the INO films was examined by x-ray diffraction (XRD,

    D/Max 2500, Rigaku) using Cu Ka radiation (k¼ 1.54 Å). Inaddition, the work function of the INO films was measured

    by using a Kelvin probe (KP Technology) as a function of

    RTA temperature.

    To correlate the sheet resistance of the INO anode and

    PCE of the OSCs, we fabricated conventional bulk hetero-

    junction OSCs on the as-deposited INO and 600 �C annealedINO films. After wet cleaning and 5 min UV/ozone treatment

    of the INO films, poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly

    (styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS, Clevios PH510) was spin-

    coated on the as-deposited and annealed INO anodes and

    subsequently annealed for 10 min at 120 �C in air. Then theactive layer (50-mg P3HT, 50-mg PCBM/2-ml dichloroben-

    zene) was deposited on the PEDOT:PSS layers under a nitro-

    gen atmosphere. Organic materials using a standard active

    layer blend with poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) as electron-

    donor and a fullerene derivative [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric

    acid methyl ester (PCBM) as electron-acceptor. Finally, a

    Ca/Al (20/100 nm) cathode with an area of 4.66 mm2 was de-

    posited on the active layer using thermal evaporation. The

    photocurrent density–voltage (J-V) curves of the OSCs fabri-

    cated on the as-deposited and 600 �C annealed INO anodeswere measured using a Keithley 1200 measurement unit

    under 100 mW/cm2 illumination with AM 1.5 G conditions.

    III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

    Figure 1 shows the optical transmittances of the INO

    films as a function of RTA temperature in the wavelength

    region from 200 to 1500 nm. The as-deposited INO films

    exhibited an optical transmittance of 71.76% at 550 nm and

    an average transmittance of 78.92% between 400 and

    800 nm. However, after the rapid thermal annealing process,

    the INO films showed significantly improved optical trans-

    mittance regardless RTA temperature. For example, the

    600 �C annealed INO film exhibited an optical transmittanceof 74.61% at 550 nm and an average transmittance of

    82.93% between 400 and 800 nm. Furthermore, the annealed

    INO film showed fairly high transmittance in the near infra-

    red (NIR) wavelength region, due to the low Ni doping con-

    centration. In general, the transparency in the NIR region is

    closely related to the plasma absorption frequency, which

    depends on the carrier density and the effective mass of the

    carrier.21 The conventional ITO anode shows fairly low opti-

    cal transmittance in the NIR region since it has a high free

    carrier concentration. Therefore, the conventional ITO film

    is not a desirable anode for low band-gap active materials or

    tandem structure OSCs.22 However, the high transmittance

    of the annealed INO films in the NIR wavelength region

    indicates that the INO film is an appropriate anode for OSCs

    using an organic active layer with a low band-gap.

    Figure 2(a) exhibits the Hall measurement results of the

    INO films as a function of RTA temperature. An as-

    deposited INO film with a thickness of 200 nm showed a

    resistivity of 9.51� 10�4 X cm and a sheet resistance of48 X/sq. Even though it was prepared at room temperature,as-deposited INO film showed fairly low resistivity. Below a

    RTA temperature of 500 �C, the INO films showed similarresistivity and sheet resistivity to the as-deposited INO film.

    However, the 600 �C annealed INO film showed a decreasedresistivity of 5.66� 10�4 X cm and a sheet resistance of28 X/sq. The decrease in the resistivity and sheet resistanceof the 600 �C annealed INO film could be attributed to theformation of oxygen vacancies, which act as donors in the

    In2O3 matrix. As discussed by Hsu et al., the low resistivityof the INO film could be due to the curing of structural

    imperfections after annealing.18 Adachi et al. also reportedthat the low sheet resistance of INO films could be attributed

    to crystal growth with increasing temperature.19 Based on

    the optical transmittance (T) in Fig. 1 and sheet resistance

    (Rsh) in Fig. 2(a), we calculated the figure of merit (FOM)

    using the equation below to determine the optimum RTA

    temperature23

    FIG. 1. (Color online) Optical transmittance of the INO films as a function of

    the RTA temperature.

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  • FOM ¼ T10=Rsh; (1)

    where T is the transmittance at 550 nm and Rsh is the sheet

    resistance of the INO films. As reported by Kaleemulla

    et al., the FOM is an important value in determining thequality of the TCO films.24 With increasing RTA tempera-

    ture, the INO showed increased FOM values, as shown in

    Fig. 2(b). Compared to the as-deposited INO film, the

    600 �C annealed INO film showed a higher FOM value(1.91� 10�3 X�1). Therefore, we decided that 600 �C is theoptimum RTA temperature.

    The surface morphologies of the INO films were analyzed

    by means of AFM. Figure 3(a) showed three-dimensional

    AFM surface images of the INO films as a function of RTA

    temperature. All INO films showed a smooth morphology on

    a scale of 10� 10 lm2 without surface defects. Figure 3(b)shows the root mean square (RMS) surface roughness of the

    INO films as a function of RTA temperature. Compared to

    the as-deposited INO film (2.89 nm), the 600 �C annealedINO film shows a decreased RMS value of 2.57 nm. How-

    ever, as expected from the AFM surface images, all INO

    film showed similar RMS roughness between 2.89 and

    3.19 nm. This indicates that the surface morphology of the

    INO film is not affected by RTA temperature. Considering

    the spin coat processing of the organic layer, such as

    PEDOT:PSS and P3HT:PCBM on the anode electrode, the

    smoothness of the anode film is very important. Therefore,

    the INO anode with a smooth surface morphology may be

    adaptable in the organic layer coating process.

    Figure 4 shows the XRD plots of the INO films deposited

    on glass substrate as a function of RTA temperature. The dif-

    fraction peaks can be indexed to the In2O3 (JCPDS Card No.

    06-0416).25 The as-deposited INO film shows crystalline

    peaks at 2h values of 21.60� (211), 30.72� (222), and 51.28�

    (440). This indicates that the structure of the INO film is

    bixbyite like In2O3. However, the intensity of the crystalline

    peaks is fairly weak because the INO film was prepared at

    FIG. 2. (Color online) (a) Resistivity and sheet resistance of the INO films as

    a function of the RTA temperature. (b) Figure of merit values of the INO

    films calculated from the sheet resistance (Rsh) and transmittance at 550 nm

    (T) as a function of the RTA temperature.

    FIG. 3. (Color online) (a) Surface AFM images (3D) of the INO films as a

    function of the RTA temperature. (b) RMS roughness of the INO films as a

    function of the RTA temperature.

    FIG. 4. (Color online) XRD plots of the INO films as a function of the RTA

    temperature.

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  • room temperature. The increase in RTA temperature led to

    the strongly h222i preferred orientation in the INO film. The(222) XRD peak of the INO showed doublet peaks. These

    doublet peaks is attributed to double layer in INO films. As

    shown below references,26 the double layer, ITO films with

    double layer structure showed the doublet (222) peaks. Like

    ITO films, the INO films showed doublet (222) peak because

    the RTA process could lead to the formation of doublet

    structure. Doublet layer in the annealed INO film can be

    attributed to the directional irradiation in the RTA system.

    Above 400 �C, all INO films showed strong (222) peak in-tensity, which is similar behavior to that of the conventional

    ITO film.27 However, there are no peaks corresponding to

    the NiO phase, indicating that the Ni dopant was completely

    incorporated into the In2O3 lattice. The average grain size

    (D) of the INO thin films was calculated using the full-width

    at half-maximum (FWHM) of the (222) peak from the

    Scherrer equation28

    D ¼ 0:9 k=ðb cos hÞ; (2)

    where k is the x-ray wavelength, b is the FWHM of the(222) diffraction peak, and h is the Bragg angle of diffractionpeak. The grain sizes of the INO films calculated from the

    above equation are 27.38, 37.44, 34.30, and 34.32 nm,

    respectively, with increasing RTA temperature. Compared to

    the as-deposited INO film, the annealed INO films showed

    larger grain size due to grain growth of the INO film during

    the RTA process.

    Figure 5 shows the work function of the INO films meas-

    ured by Kelvin probe as a function of RTA temperature. The

    work function of the INO film increased with increasing

    RTA temperature. Compared to the as-deposited INO film

    (4.85 eV), the 600 �C annealed INO film has a higher workfunction of 5.02 eV, which is higher than the conventional

    ITO film (4.5–4.8 eV). As discussed by Hsu et al., the workfunctions of the Ni-doped ITO anode were affected by

    Ni-doping concentration.29 In order to improve the perform-

    ance photovoltaics, it is necessary to use a TCO anode with

    a higher work function greater than 5 eV, because hole

    extraction depends on the barrier height formed between the

    anode and the organic materials.30 Therefore, we calibrated

    the Kelvin probe measurements before measuring the work

    function of the INO films. Whenever we measured the work

    function of the TCO films, we calibrated the Kelvin probe

    using Au reference electrode (5.1 eV). When we measured

    the work function of the INO film, both INO and Au refer-

    ence electrodes with different work function are brought to-

    gether.31 The tip vibrates with a amplitude of 50 to 2 mm at

    a frequency of 80 Hz. Inset of Fig. 5 shows the energy band

    diagram of the OSC fabricated on the 600 �C annealed INOanode. Due to the high work function of annealed INO film,

    we expect effective carrier extraction from the active organic

    layer.

    To investigate the effects of anode sheet resistance on the

    performance of OSCs, we fabricated conventional OSCs

    on the as-deposited and 600 �C annealed INO anodes. Bulk-heterojunction OSC had a structure of INO anode/

    PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PCBM/Ca/Al cathode. Figure 6 shows

    representative current density–voltage (J-V) characteristics

    of OSCs fabricated on the as-deposited and 600 �C annealedINO anodes with an inset of a cross-sectional FE-SEM

    image of the OSCs with the INO anode. Detailed performan-

    ces of the OSCs are summarized in Table I. The OSC fabri-

    cated on the as-deposited INO anode showed an open circuit

    voltage (VOC) of 0.56 V, a short circuit current density (JSC)

    of 7.53 mA/cm2, a fill factor (FF) of 52.09%, and a PCE of

    2.19%. However, the OSC with the 600 �C annealed INO an-ode exhibited better performance, i.e., a VOC of 0.58 V, a JSCof 7.95 mA/cm2, a FF of 57.41%, and a PCE of 2.65%. In

    our previous research, we reported that the sheet resistance

    of IZTO anodes with different thicknesses critically affected

    the performance of OSCs.32 Like the IZTO anode, the sheet

    resistance of the INO anode critically affected the perform-

    ance of OSCs. The series resistance of OSCs critically

    affects the slope of the J-V curve at J¼ 0 mA/cm2. A higherslope of OSC with an annealed INO anode than that of the

    OSC with an as-deposited INO anode indicates that the sheet

    FIG. 5. (Color online) Work function of the INO films as a function of the

    RTA temperature with energy band diagram for the OSC device fabricated

    with the INO electrodes.

    FIG. 6. (Color online) Current density (J)–voltage (V) characteristics of

    OSCs fabricated on the as-deposited INO, annealed INO, and reference ITO

    electrodes. The inset shows a cross-sectional FE-SEM image of the OSCs

    with INO anode.

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  • resistance and contact resistance between organic layer and

    INO anode was reduced by means of the RTA process at

    600 �C. The FF and JSC of the OSC critically depended onthe series resistance and transmittance of the transparent

    electrode. Therefore, the improved of the FF and JSC of the

    OSCs with the annealed INO anode could be attributed to

    the low sheet resistance and high transparency of the

    annealed INO anode.

    IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

    We report the effect of RTA on the electrical, optical,

    structural properties, surface, and work function of INO ano-

    des for use in OSCs. We found that the 600 �C annealing ofthe INO anode resulted in a sheet resistance of 28 X/sq, anoptical transmittance of 82.93% and a work function

    5.02 eV, which are comparable to conventional ITO anodes.

    In particular, the INO film shows higher transmittance in the

    NIR region due to a low free carrier concentration. In addi-

    tion, the INO film showed a fairly smooth surface regardless

    of the RTA temperature, indicating stable surface properties.

    The OSCs fabricated on a 600 �C annealed INO anodeshowed better performance that the OSC with as-deposited

    INO anode due to the reduced sheet resistance and increased

    optical transmittance.

    ACKNOWLEDGMENT

    This work was supported by the New & Renewable

    Energy of Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation

    and Planning (KETEP) Grant No. (2011T100200034)

    funded by the Korea government Ministry of Knowledge

    Economy.

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    TABLE I. Cell performance of OSCs fabricated on the as-deposited INO,

    annealed INO, and reference ITO electrodes.

    VOC (V) JSC (mA/cm2) FF (%) PCE (%)

    As-deposited INO 0.56 7.53 52.09 2.19

    Annealed INO 0.58 7.95 57.41 2.65

    ITO (reference) 0.60 8.98 60.33 3.26

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