Solution Processed AZO Thin Films Prepared from Different Source Materials

Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide films were spin-coated from 1 mol% doped precursors obtained from different source materials optimizing post-deposition annealing in controlled atmospheres. AZO films were provided with pre-deposition heating at 500 °C in ambient while post-deposition rapid thermal annealin...

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Main Authors: Sana Ullah, Fabio De Matteis, Massimiliano Lucci, Ivan Davoli
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Published: Sumy State University 2017-06-01
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Online Access:http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua:8080/download/numbers/2017/3/articles/jnep_V9_03010.pdf
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description Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide films were spin-coated from 1 mol% doped precursors obtained from different source materials optimizing post-deposition annealing in controlled atmospheres. AZO films were provided with pre-deposition heating at 500 °C in ambient while post-deposition rapid thermal annealing (RTA) in vacuum and in N2-5%H2 was provided at 400, 500 and 600 °C. Dominant ZnO c-axis oriented AZO films with typical wurtzite crystal structure were obtained. Aluminum nitrate source materials resulted in comparatively higher conductivity AZO films. We conclude post-deposition annealing in controlled environments helped increase oxygen vacancies and enhanced grain growth and crystallinity resulting in increased conductivity. Optical measurements showed an average total transmittance (%T) of about 85 % in the visible for all the films with a direct allowed band gap of about 3.2.
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spelling doaj-art-7d26148dc03044e8a440e34871d45c952025-08-20T03:07:04ZengSumy State UniversityЖурнал нано- та електронної фізики2077-67722017-06-019303010-103010-410.21272/jnep.9(3).03010Solution Processed AZO Thin Films Prepared from Different Source MaterialsSana Ullah0Fabio De Matteis1Massimiliano Lucci2Ivan Davoli3Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via del Politecnico, 1, 00133, Roma, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via del Politecnico, 1, 00133, Roma, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, 00133, Roma, ItalyDipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, 00133, Roma, ItalyAluminum doped Zinc Oxide films were spin-coated from 1 mol% doped precursors obtained from different source materials optimizing post-deposition annealing in controlled atmospheres. AZO films were provided with pre-deposition heating at 500 °C in ambient while post-deposition rapid thermal annealing (RTA) in vacuum and in N2-5%H2 was provided at 400, 500 and 600 °C. Dominant ZnO c-axis oriented AZO films with typical wurtzite crystal structure were obtained. Aluminum nitrate source materials resulted in comparatively higher conductivity AZO films. We conclude post-deposition annealing in controlled environments helped increase oxygen vacancies and enhanced grain growth and crystallinity resulting in increased conductivity. Optical measurements showed an average total transmittance (%T) of about 85 % in the visible for all the films with a direct allowed band gap of about 3.2.http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua:8080/download/numbers/2017/3/articles/jnep_V9_03010.pdfAZOSolution synthesisSpin coatingRapid thermal annealingTransparent conducting oxide
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Fabio De Matteis
Massimiliano Lucci
Ivan Davoli
Solution Processed AZO Thin Films Prepared from Different Source Materials
Журнал нано- та електронної фізики
AZO
Solution synthesis
Spin coating
Rapid thermal annealing
Transparent conducting oxide
title Solution Processed AZO Thin Films Prepared from Different Source Materials
title_full Solution Processed AZO Thin Films Prepared from Different Source Materials
title_fullStr Solution Processed AZO Thin Films Prepared from Different Source Materials
title_full_unstemmed Solution Processed AZO Thin Films Prepared from Different Source Materials
title_short Solution Processed AZO Thin Films Prepared from Different Source Materials
title_sort solution processed azo thin films prepared from different source materials
topic AZO
Solution synthesis
Spin coating
Rapid thermal annealing
Transparent conducting oxide
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