Substrate temperature dependence of the properties of ZAO thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering

En Gang Fu; Da Ming Zhuang; Gong Zhang; Wei Fang Yang; Ming Zhao

doi:10.1016/S0169-4332(03)00523-3

Substrate temperature dependence of the properties of ZAO thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering

En Gang Fu, Da Ming Zhuang, Gong Zhang, Wei Fang Yang, Ming Zhao

Institute for Materials Research (IMR)

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Abstract

ZAO (ZnO:Al) transparent conductive thin films have been prepared by middle-frequency alternative magnetron sputtering with ZAO (98 wt.% ZnO + 2wt.% Al ₂O ₃) ceramic target. The influences of substrate temperature on the microstructure, optical, and electrical performances of ZAO films have been studied. UV-Vis and Van der Pauw investigated the visible transmittance, carrier concentration, and Hall mobility, respectively, while microstructure has been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results show substrate temperature is a dominant factor for microstructure, optical, and electrical performances of ZAO thin films. The lowest resistivity obtained in this study was 4.6 × 10 ^-4 Ω cm for the film with sheet resistance of 32 Ω, which was deposited at the substrate temperature of 250 °C and operation gas pressure of 0.8 Pa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	88-94
Number of pages	7
Journal	Applied Surface Science
Volume	217
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-4332(03)00523-3
Publication status	Published - 2003 Jul 15

Keywords

Magnetron sputtering
Resistivity
Substrate temperature
Transmittance
ZAO thin films

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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Condensed Matter Physics

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