Preparation of a porous ITO electrode

A porous electrode was prepared by introduction of indium tin oxide (ITO) into pores of a porous glass (PG) matrix with nano-size pores and thus forming an ITO/PG nanocomposite, using metallorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method. The ITO/PG nanocomposite has through pores and a specific surface area of about 7.6×104 times larger than that of a plane transparent conductive glass. The porous electrode is suggested to be a good candidate of electrode used in photoelectric devices.