High-performance low-temperature transparent conducting aluminum-doped ZnO thin films and applications
Transparent conducting aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) films have been prepared on glass substrates by radio frequency magnetron sputtering using a hydrogen–argon gas mixture at room temperature. The effect of hydrogen partial pressure on the optical and electrical properties of AZO films is investi...
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Published in | Journal of crystal growth Vol. 287; no. 1; pp. 44 - 47 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
Published |
Amsterdam
Elsevier B.V
18.01.2006
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Transparent conducting aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) films have been prepared on glass substrates by radio frequency magnetron sputtering using a hydrogen–argon gas mixture at room temperature. The effect of hydrogen partial pressure on the optical and electrical properties of AZO films is investigated. The hydrogen partial pressure was varied from 0 to 1.25×10
−3
Pa during film growth. Polycrystalline Al-doped ZnO films having a preferred orientation with the
c-axis perpendicular to the substrate were obtained with a root mean square roughness of ∼2
nm. At an optimal condition, the AZO films with a resistivity of 5.1×10
−4
Ω
cm and an optical transparency of over 83% in the visible wavelength region are achieved. The AZO films with desired properties were used as an anode contact in polymeric electroluminescent devices and the electroluminescence performance of these OLEDs was studied. |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Scholarly Journals-2 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Conference Paper-1 content type line 23 SourceType-Conference Papers & Proceedings-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0022-0248 1873-5002 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2005.10.040 |