Tuning the electrical properties of the p-type transparent conducting oxide Cu1−xCr1+xO2 by controlled annealing

Abstract Off-stoichiometric copper chromium oxide delafossite received lately a great interest due to its high p-type electrical conductivity and adequate optical transmittance in the visible range. However, for a suitable integration in active devices such as p-n junctions, transistors or optoelect...

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Autores principales: P. Lunca-Popa, J. Afonso, P. Grysan, J. Crêpellière, R. Leturcq, D. Lenoble
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/2ef1813977e04f41ac831ff909e46887
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Sumario:Abstract Off-stoichiometric copper chromium oxide delafossite received lately a great interest due to its high p-type electrical conductivity and adequate optical transmittance in the visible range. However, for a suitable integration in active devices such as p-n junctions, transistors or optoelectronic devices, the electronic properties must be efficiently tailored. Here, post-deposition thermal treatment is proven as an adequate approach for finely controlling the electrical properties of this former degenerate semiconducting material. The energetics of the annealing process are investigated using two different approaches, as a function of the annealing temperature and as a function of the annealing time, allowing the accurate determination of the activation energy of the annealing of defects. By using this method, the electrical carrier concentration was varied in the 1021 – 1017 cm−3 range while the recorded changes in the drift mobility covered three orders of magnitude. Moreover, we demonstrate the ability to accurately manipulate the Fermi level of such materials, which is of great importance in controlling the carrier injection and extraction in optoelectronic active layers.