Structure and transparent conductive properties of F-doped ZnO(FZO) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering

F-doped ZnO (FZO) films were prepared by reactive sputtering using Zn/ZnO/ZnF<sub>2</sub> mixture as the target at substrate temperature (<i>T</i><sub>s</sub>) of 150℃ and 300℃ and sputtering atmosphere of Ar+O<sub>2</sub> and Ar+H<sub>2</sub&...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:24e81145d60f4c08a5292206a60fc0d22021-11-12T03:01:54ZStructure and transparent conductive properties of F-doped ZnO(FZO) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering1001-438110.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2021.000132https://doaj.org/article/24e81145d60f4c08a5292206a60fc0d22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jme.biam.ac.cn/CN/10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2021.000132https://doaj.org/toc/1001-4381F-doped ZnO (FZO) films were prepared by reactive sputtering using Zn/ZnO/ZnF<sub>2</sub> mixture as the target at substrate temperature (<i>T</i><sub>s</sub>) of 150℃ and 300℃ and sputtering atmosphere of Ar+O<sub>2</sub> and Ar+H<sub>2</sub>. The effect of gas flux, <i>T</i><sub>s</sub>, and sputtering atmosphere on the structure and transparent conductive properties of the thin film was investigated. The results show that for FZO films prepared under Ar+O<sub>2</sub>, <i>T</i><sub>s</sub>=300℃ is conductive to the preparation of films with (002) preferred orientation, high crystallinity, low compressive stress and good transparent conductive properties. For the films prepared under Ar+H<sub>2</sub>, with the increase of <i>T</i><sub>s</sub> to 300℃, the crystallinity and transmittance of the films improve and the compressive stress reduces, but the film thickness significantly reduces and leads to the deterioration of the conductive properties of the films. The FZO films prepared in the two atmospheres are compared, and it is found that the films prepared in Ar+H<sub>2</sub> can obtain better transparent conductive properties (the resistivity of 3.5×10<sup>-3</sup> Ω·cm and the average transmittance in visible range of 87%) at 150℃ and in H<sub>2</sub> flux range of 0.8-3.2 mL·min<sup>-1</sup>. The etching effect of H plasma and H doping in the Ar+H<sub>2</sub> atmosphere, the bombardment of O ions and the change of oxygen defects of the films in the Ar+O<sub>2</sub> atmosphere, the enhancement in reaction activity and mobility of deposited atoms with increasing <i>T</i><sub>s</sub>, and the relationship between <i>E</i><sub>g</sub> and carrier concentration are discussed in detail.ZHU Bai-linZHENG Si-longXIE TingWU JunJournal of Materials Engineeringarticlecomposite targetreactive sputteringfzo filmtransparent conductive propertybandgapMaterials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492ZHJournal of Materials Engineering, Vol 49, Iss 11, Pp 98-104 (2021)
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topic composite target
reactive sputtering
fzo film
transparent conductive property
bandgap
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
spellingShingle composite target
reactive sputtering
fzo film
transparent conductive property
bandgap
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
ZHU Bai-lin
ZHENG Si-long
XIE Ting
WU Jun
Structure and transparent conductive properties of F-doped ZnO(FZO) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
description F-doped ZnO (FZO) films were prepared by reactive sputtering using Zn/ZnO/ZnF<sub>2</sub> mixture as the target at substrate temperature (<i>T</i><sub>s</sub>) of 150℃ and 300℃ and sputtering atmosphere of Ar+O<sub>2</sub> and Ar+H<sub>2</sub>. The effect of gas flux, <i>T</i><sub>s</sub>, and sputtering atmosphere on the structure and transparent conductive properties of the thin film was investigated. The results show that for FZO films prepared under Ar+O<sub>2</sub>, <i>T</i><sub>s</sub>=300℃ is conductive to the preparation of films with (002) preferred orientation, high crystallinity, low compressive stress and good transparent conductive properties. For the films prepared under Ar+H<sub>2</sub>, with the increase of <i>T</i><sub>s</sub> to 300℃, the crystallinity and transmittance of the films improve and the compressive stress reduces, but the film thickness significantly reduces and leads to the deterioration of the conductive properties of the films. The FZO films prepared in the two atmospheres are compared, and it is found that the films prepared in Ar+H<sub>2</sub> can obtain better transparent conductive properties (the resistivity of 3.5×10<sup>-3</sup> Ω·cm and the average transmittance in visible range of 87%) at 150℃ and in H<sub>2</sub> flux range of 0.8-3.2 mL·min<sup>-1</sup>. The etching effect of H plasma and H doping in the Ar+H<sub>2</sub> atmosphere, the bombardment of O ions and the change of oxygen defects of the films in the Ar+O<sub>2</sub> atmosphere, the enhancement in reaction activity and mobility of deposited atoms with increasing <i>T</i><sub>s</sub>, and the relationship between <i>E</i><sub>g</sub> and carrier concentration are discussed in detail.
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author ZHU Bai-lin
ZHENG Si-long
XIE Ting
WU Jun
author_facet ZHU Bai-lin
ZHENG Si-long
XIE Ting
WU Jun
author_sort ZHU Bai-lin
title Structure and transparent conductive properties of F-doped ZnO(FZO) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
title_short Structure and transparent conductive properties of F-doped ZnO(FZO) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
title_full Structure and transparent conductive properties of F-doped ZnO(FZO) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
title_fullStr Structure and transparent conductive properties of F-doped ZnO(FZO) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
title_full_unstemmed Structure and transparent conductive properties of F-doped ZnO(FZO) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
title_sort structure and transparent conductive properties of f-doped zno(fzo) thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
publisher Journal of Materials Engineering
publishDate 2021
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