| abstract |
A liquid coating composition for formation of a transparent conductive film, which comprises a solution of indium nitrate in a beta -diketone or a mixture of a beta -diketone and another organic solvent or a reaction product of indium nitrate with a beta -diketone, an activator and an organic solvent other than a beta -diketone, is disclosed. When this coating composition is coated on a substrate and the coated substrate is heat-treated at a temperature higher than about 350 DEG C., there can be obtained a transparent conductive film having excellent transparency, electrical conductivity and mechanical strength. |