Abstract
Highly conductive, transparent TiO 2 -doped ZnO films are grown by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering in ambient hydrogen-argon (Ar + H 2 ) gas at a temperature of 150 °C and the effects of the Ti and H 2 content on the structural, electrical, and optical properties of these TiO 2 -doped ZnO films are subsequently investigated. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy examination indicates that the variation of the H 2 content in Ar has an influence upon the chemical state of the films. The X-ray diffraction spectra indicate that all the samples are polycrystalline ZnO films oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface (c-axis orientation). The lowest resistivity, 6.50 × 10 -4 Ω cm, is obtained with 1.28 wt.% Ti and H 2 content in a 15% Ar ambient. The optical transmittance for TiO 2 -doped ZnO films in the visible region is about 85%. Due to the Burstein-Moss effect, the energy band gap increases with the carrier concentration.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2494-2499 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Applied Surface Science |
| Volume | 255 |
| Issue number | 5 PART 1 |
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| State | Published - 30 Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- Energy band gap
- Hydrogen
- Resistivity
- Sputtering
- Zinc oxide