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Transparent conducting Zn{sub 1-x}Mg{sub x}O:(Al,In) thin films

Abstract

Zn{sub 1-x}Mg{sub x}O:Al thin films have been grown epitaxially on c-plane sapphire substrates by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering. Structural evaluation indicated that the ZnMgO films had similar crystalline perfection as ZnO films grown under similar conditions. Postdeposition annealing with in situ In doping was done at 415 deg. C for 4 h in H{sub 2}/Ar mixtures, resulting in improved electrical properties. Increasing the Mg content from 0 to 20 at. % increased the band gap but decreased the conductivity, mobility, and electron density in annealed films. The decrease in mobility was explained by a combination of increasing electron effective mass and alloy disorder scattering. Increasing the Al dopant content in ZnMgO had similar effects as in pure ZnO, increasing the carrier density and optical band gap but decreasing the mobility. Band gaps of 3.76 eV were achieved in the Zn{sub 0.8}Mg{sub 0.2}O:(Al,In) films with a corresponding resistivity of 2x10{sup -2} {omega} cm, a carrier concentration of 4x10{sup 19} cm{sup -3}, and a mobility of 7 cm{sup 2}/V s.
Authors:
Cohen, D J; Ruthe, K C; Barnett, S A [1] 
  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 (United States)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2004
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics; Journal Volume: 96; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1760239; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); PBD: 1 Jul 2004
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ANNEALING; CARRIER DENSITY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON DENSITY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; MAGNETRONS; SAPPHIRE; SPUTTERING; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDES
OSTI ID:
20619016
Country of Origin:
United States
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979; JAPIAU; TRN: US04B2006062514
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 459-467
Announcement Date:
Aug 21, 2005

Citation Formats

Cohen, D J, Ruthe, K C, and Barnett, S A. Transparent conducting Zn{sub 1-x}Mg{sub x}O:(Al,In) thin films. United States: N. p., 2004. Web. doi:10.1063/1.1760239.
Cohen, D J, Ruthe, K C, & Barnett, S A. Transparent conducting Zn{sub 1-x}Mg{sub x}O:(Al,In) thin films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1760239
Cohen, D J, Ruthe, K C, and Barnett, S A. 2004. "Transparent conducting Zn{sub 1-x}Mg{sub x}O:(Al,In) thin films." United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1760239.
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title = {Transparent conducting Zn{sub 1-x}Mg{sub x}O:(Al,In) thin films}
author = {Cohen, D J, Ruthe, K C, and Barnett, S A}
abstractNote = {Zn{sub 1-x}Mg{sub x}O:Al thin films have been grown epitaxially on c-plane sapphire substrates by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering. Structural evaluation indicated that the ZnMgO films had similar crystalline perfection as ZnO films grown under similar conditions. Postdeposition annealing with in situ In doping was done at 415 deg. C for 4 h in H{sub 2}/Ar mixtures, resulting in improved electrical properties. Increasing the Mg content from 0 to 20 at. % increased the band gap but decreased the conductivity, mobility, and electron density in annealed films. The decrease in mobility was explained by a combination of increasing electron effective mass and alloy disorder scattering. Increasing the Al dopant content in ZnMgO had similar effects as in pure ZnO, increasing the carrier density and optical band gap but decreasing the mobility. Band gaps of 3.76 eV were achieved in the Zn{sub 0.8}Mg{sub 0.2}O:(Al,In) films with a corresponding resistivity of 2x10{sup -2} {omega} cm, a carrier concentration of 4x10{sup 19} cm{sup -3}, and a mobility of 7 cm{sup 2}/V s.}
doi = {10.1063/1.1760239}
journal = []
issue = {1}
volume = {96}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United States}
year = {2004}
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}