Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2012.22.3.122

The properties of Al-doped ZnO films deposited with RF magnetron sputtering system in various H2/(Ar + H2) gas ratios  

Kim, Jwa-Yeon (Department of Materials Engineering, Hoseo University)
Han, Jung-Su (Regional Innovation Center, Hoseo University)
Abstract
The properties of Al-doped ZnO (AZO) films were investigated as a function of $H_2/(Ar+H_2)$ gas ratio using an AZO (2 wt% $Al_2O_3$) ceramic target in a radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering system. The deposition process was done at $200^{\circ}C$ and in $2{\times}10^{-2}$ Torr working pressure and with various ratios of $H_2/(Ar+H_2)$ gas. During the AZO film deposition process, partial $H_2$ gas affected the AZO film characteristics. The electron resistivity (${\sim}9.21{\times}10^{-4}\;{\Omega}cm$) was lowest and mobility (${\sim}17.8\;cm^2/Vs$) was highest in AZO films when the $H_2/(Ar+H_2)$ gas ratio was 2.5 %. When the $H_2/(Ar+H_2)$ gas ratio was increased above 2.5 %, the electron resistivity increased and mobility decreased with increasing $H_2/(Ar+H_2)$ gas ratio in AZO films. The carrier concentration increased with increasing $H_2/(Ar+H_2)$ gas ratio from 0 % to 7.5 %. This phenomenon was explained by reaction of hydrogen and oxygen and additional formation of oxygen vacancy. The average optical transmission in the visible light wavelength region over 90 % and an orientation of the deposition was [002] orientation for AZO films grown with all $H_2/(Ar+H_2)$ gas ratios.
Keywords
Al-doped ZnO film; RF magnetron sputtering; $H_2$ gas; TCO;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 1  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 J. Song, L.-J. Park and K.-H. Yoon, "Electrical and optical properties of ZnO thin films prepared by the pyrosol method", J. Korean Phys. Soc. 29 (1996) 219.   과학기술학회마을
2 A. Suzuki, T. Matsushita, N. Wada, Y. Sakamoto and M. Okuda, "Transparent conducting Al-doped ZnO thin films prepared by pulsed deposition", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 35 (1996) L56.   DOI
3 Y.M. Lu, W.S. Hwang, W.Y. Liu and J.S. Yang, "Effect of RF power on optical and electrical properties of ZnO thin film by magnetron sputtering", Mater. Chem. Phys. 72 (2001) 269.   DOI   ScienceOn
4 Sun Yanfeng and Weifeng Liu, "Novek properties of AZO film sputtered in Ar + $H_{2}$ ambient at high temperature", Vacuum 80 (2000) 981.
5 R. Cebulla, W. Wendt and K. Ellimer, "Al-doped znic oxide films deposited by simultaneous rf and dc excitation of a magnetron plasma: Relationships between plasma parameters and structural and electrical film properties", J. Appl. Phys. 83 (1998) 1087.   DOI   ScienceOn
6 M.K. Hudiat, K. Modak and S.B. Krupanidhi, "Si incorporation and Burstein-Moss shift in n-type GaAs", Mater. Sci. Eng. B 60(1) (1999) 1.   DOI   ScienceOn
7 Simon L. King, J.G.E. Gardeniers and W. Boyd, "Pulsed-laser deposited ZnO for device applications", Appl. Surf. Sci. 96-98 (1996) 811.   DOI   ScienceOn
8 B. Hong and C.-J. Huang, "Structure and properties of Ag embedded aluminum doped ZnO nanocomposite thin films prepared through a sol-gel process", Surface Coat Technology 201 (2006) 3188.   DOI   ScienceOn
9 P. Kasai, "Electron spin resonance studies of donors and acceptors in ZnO", Phys. Rev. 130 (1963) 989.   DOI
10 C.G. van de Walle, "Hydrogen as a cause of doping in zinc oxide", Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 (2000) 1012.   DOI   ScienceOn
11 C.G. van de Walle and J. Neugebauer, "Universal alignment of hydrogen levels in semiconductors, insulators and solutions", Nature (London) 423 (2003) 626.   DOI   ScienceOn
12 K.L. Chopra, S. Major and D.K. Pandya, "Transparent conductors-A status review", Thin Solid Films 102 (1983) 1.   DOI   ScienceOn
13 S.A. Studeniki, N. Golego and M. Cocivera, "Carrier mobility and density condtributions to photoconductivity transients in polycrystalline ZnO films", J. Appl. Phys. 87 (2000) 2413.   DOI   ScienceOn
14 T. Minami, H. Sato, H. Sonohara, S. Takata, T. Miyata and I. Fukuda, "Preparation of milky transparent conducting ZnO films with textured surface by atmospheric chemical vapor deposition using $Zn(C_{5}H_{7}O_{2})_{2}$", Thin Solid Films 253 (1994) 14.   DOI   ScienceOn
15 X.-T. Hao, J. Ma, D.-H. Zhang, Y.-G. Yang, H.-L Ma, C.-F. Cheng, and X.-D. Liu, "Comparison of the properties for ZnO:Al films deposited on polymide and glass substrates", Mater. Sci. Eng. B 90 (2002) 50-54.   DOI   ScienceOn