Misfit layered Ca3Co4O9 as a high figure of merit p-type transparent conducting oxide film through solution processing

Aksit, M.; Kolli, S. K.; Slauch, I. M.; Robinson, R. D.

doi:10.1063/1.4871506

Title: Misfit layered Ca₃Co₄O₉ as a high figure of merit p-type transparent conducting oxide film through solution processing

Journal Article · Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4871506· OSTI ID:1383731

Aksit, M. ^[1]; Kolli, S. K. ^[1]; Slauch, I. M. ^[1]; Robinson, R. D. ^[1]

Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Ca₃Co₄O₉ thin films synthesized through solution processing are shown to be high-performing, p-type transparent conducting oxides (TCOs). The synthesis method is a cost-effective and scalable process that consists of sol-gel chemistry, spin coating, and heat treatments. The process parameters can be varied to produce TCO thin films with sheet resistance as low as 5.7 kΩ/sq ($ρ ≈$ 57 m$$Ω$$ cm) or with average visible range transparency as high as 67%. The most conductive Ca₃Co₄O₉ TCO thin film has near infrared region optical transmission as high as 85%. The figure of merit (FOM) for the top-performing Ca₃Co₄O₉ thin film (151 M$$Ω$$^-1) is higher than FOM values reported in the literature for all other solution processed, p-type TCO thin films and higher than most others prepared by physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition. Transparent conductivity in misfit layered oxides presents new opportunities for TCO compositions.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Energy Materials Center at Cornell (EMC2)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1383731

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 16; Related Information: Emc2 partners with Cornell University (lead); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ISSN 0003-6951

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