Low temperature fabrication and physical properties of 5 at.% Ga-doped ZnO films for transparent electrode applications

Young Hun Kang, Choon Gi Choi, Sung Yool Choi, Eunkyoung Nam, Donggeun Jung, Jin Hyo Boo, Jeong Won Kim, Ji Hong Jung, Jae Sang Cha, Young Sung Kim

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Abstract

Transparent conductive 5 at.% Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) thin films are deposited on a glass substrate by an asymmetrical bipolar-pulsed DC magnetron sputtering at various substrate temperatures. All the GZO films have nanocrystalline structure and compact surface morphology. A highly c-axis oriented GZO film was grown perpendicular to the substrate at the 200C. The measured work function of GZO film deposited at 200°C shows slightly lower value of 4.37 eV than a commercial ITO film of 4.6 eV. The GZO film showed the lowest sheet resistance of 35 Ω/□, a carrier concentration of 1.2 ×1021 cm-3, a mobility of 9.9 cm2/Vs, and high optical transmittance of over 85% in the visible range. It indicates that the GZO films at 200°C can be promising as an alternative to ITO thin film for transparent electrode applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-105
Number of pages5
JournalFunctional Materials Letters
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2010

Keywords

  • Ga-doped ZnO (GZO)
  • optical property
  • sputtering
  • transparent conductive oxide

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