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Title: A revisit to atomic layer deposition of zinc oxide using diethylzinc and water as precursors

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Science
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  1. Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); China Univ. of Petroleum, Beijing (China)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Nanophase zinc oxide (ZnO) has been widely studied as an important multifunctional material in many applications. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a unique thin-film synthesis technique, featuring its extreme uniformity, unrivaled conformal coverage, low deposition temperature, and precise controllability. Using diethylzinc (DEZ) and water as precursors, ALD has been reported previously for growing nanophase ZnO thin films. However, the growth characteristics and the resultant ZnO crystallinity have not been well characterized and understood. To this end, we revisited the ALD process of ZnO using DEZ and water. Through employing a suite of advanced characterization techniques, we systematically addressed the growth characteristics, morphological changes, and the crystallinity evolution of ZnO along with growth temperature in the range of 30-250 °C. The growth characteristics of the ALD ZnO films were investigated using in situ quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and synchrotron-based X-ray reflectivity. The crystallinity of the ALD ZnO films was determined using synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. In addition, through further analyzing QCM data, we proposed the adsorption-limited surface reaction for ALD ZnO growth with the temperature-dependent number of -OH surface group reacting with one DEZ molecule. Furthermore, this study contributes to offer new and deep insights on the fundamental ALD process of ZnO.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1525987
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 54, Issue 7; ISSN 0022-2461
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 32 works
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