In Situ Crystallization and Morphological Evolution in Multicomponent Indium Oxide Thin Films

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1396-1403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahyar M. Moghadam ◽  
Ran Li ◽  
D. Bruce Buchholz ◽  
Qianqian Li ◽  
Peter W. Voorhees ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Indium Oxide ◽  
Morphological Evolution ◽  
Oxide Thin Films ◽  
In Situ Crystallization

Mechanical Behavior of Indium Oxide Thin Films on Polymer Substrates

1999 ◽  
Vol 594 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Cairns ◽  
S. M. Sachsman ◽  
D. K. Sparacin ◽  
R. P. Witte ◽  
G. P. Crawford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Indium Oxide ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Conducting Layer ◽  
Oxide Thin Films ◽  
Orthogonal Direction ◽  
Polymer Substrates ◽  
Threshold Strain ◽  
Lateral Contraction

AbstractWe report on the change in electrical resistance of tin doped indium oxide thin films on polymer substrates with increasing uniaxial strain. The resistance increases rapidly but continuously above a threshold strain. The threshold strain at which the resistance increases is correlated to the onset of cracking in the oxide film. The strain for cracking and increase in resistance depend upon film thickness. We have measured the distance between neighboring ITO cracks as a function of strain in situ using an optical microscope. At high uniaxial strains the ITO layer fails in the orthogonal direction due to lateral contraction of the polymer substrate. The gradual increase in resistance is modeled assuming there is a conducting layer at the polymer/ITO interface.

Effects of dopant concentration on the microstructure of tin- doped indium oxide thin films

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 716-717
Author(s):  
I. A. Rauf
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Indium Oxide ◽  
Ionic Radius ◽  
Free Carrier ◽  
Electron Gun ◽  
Periodic Lattice ◽  
Oxide Thin Films ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Dopant Atoms

To understand the electronic conduction mechanism in Sn-doped indium oxide thin films, it is important to study the effect of dopant atoms on the neighbouring indium oxide lattice. Ideally Sn is a substitutional dopant at random indium sites. The difference in valence (Sn4+ replaces In3+) requires that an extra electron is donated to the lattice and thus contributes to the free carrier density. But since Sn is an adjacent member of the same row in the periodic table, the difference in the ionic radius (In3+: 0.218 nm; Sn4+: 0.205 nm) will introduce a strain in the indium oxide lattice. Free carrier electron waves will no longer see a perfect periodic lattice and will be scattered, resulting in the reduction of free carrier mobility, which will lower the electrical conductivity (an undesirable effect in most applications).One of the main objectives of the present investigation is to understand the effects of the strain (produced by difference in the ionic radius) on the microstructure of the indium oxide lattice when the doping level is increased to give high carrier densities. Sn-doped indium oxide thin films were prepared with four different concentrations: 9, 10, 11 and 12 mol. % of SnO2 in the starting material. All the samples were prepared at an oxygen partial pressure of 0.067 Pa and a substrate temperature of 250°C using an Edwards 306 coating unit with an electron gun attachment for heating the crucible. These deposition conditions have been found to give optimum electrical properties in Sn-doped indium oxide films. A JEOL 2000EX transmission electron microscope was used to investigate the specimen microstructure.

Synthesis of New Heteroleptic Indium Complexes as Potential Precursors for Indium Oxide Thin Films

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagyum Yoo ◽  
Seong Ho Han ◽  
Sung Kwang Lee ◽  
Taeyong Eom ◽  
Bo Keun Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Indium Oxide ◽  
Oxide Thin Films ◽  
Indium Complexes

Investigation of Electrical and Optical Properties of Low Resistivity Indium Oxide Thin Films

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-111
Author(s):  
Sreeram Sundaresh ◽  
Shraddha Dhanraj Nehate ◽  
Kalpathy B. Sundaram
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Indium Oxide ◽  
Oxide Thin Films ◽  
Electrical And Optical Properties ◽  
Low Resistivity
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