scholarly journals Seed Layer Assisted Hydrothermal Deposition of Low-resistivity ZnO Thin Films

MRS Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 799-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Chubenko ◽  
Vitaly Bondarenko ◽  
Amir Ghobadi ◽  
Gamze Ulusoy ◽  
Kağan Topalli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Layer ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Crystalline Lattice ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Low Resistivity ◽  
Layer Deposition ◽  
Recombination Processes ◽  
20 Nm

ABSTRACTIn this work, we describe the combination of hydrothermal and atomic layer deposition (ALD) for growing low-resistivity ZnO polycrystalline continuous films. The effect of the thickness of ALD seed layers on the morphology of the hydrothermal ZnO films was studied. It was shown that ZnO films hydrothermally deposited on very thin seed layer consist of separate nanorods but in the case of 20 nm seed layer ZnO films transform to uniform continuous layers comprising of closely packed vertically aligned crystallites. Photoluminescence spectra were shown to exhibit broad band behavior in the visible range, corresponding to radiative recombination processes via oxygen defects of ZnO crystalline lattice, and narrow band in the UV region, associated with band-to-band recombination processes. It was shown that the resistivity of the obtained ZnO films is decreased gradually with the increase of ZnO films thickness and determined by the presence of crystal lattice defects in the seed layer.

Workfunction of Al-Doped ZnO Films Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter George Gordon ◽  
Goran Bacic ◽  
Gregory P. Lopinski ◽  
Sean Thomas Barry
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Layer Deposition ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Atomic Ratio ◽  
Aluminum Concentration ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Transparent Conductor ◽  
Kelvin Probe ◽  
Layer Deposition ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Doped Zno

Al-doped ZnO (AZO) is a promising earth-abundant alternative to Sn-doped In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (ITO) as an n-type transparent conductor for electronic and photovoltaic devices; AZO is also more straightforward to deposit by atomic layer deposition (ALD). The workfunction of this material is particularly important for the design of optoelectronic devices. We have deposited AZO films with resistivities as low as 1.1 x 10<sup>-3</sup> Ωcm by ALD using the industry-standard precursors trimethylaluminum (TMA), diethylzinc (DEZ), and water at 200<sup>◦</sup>C. These films were transparent and their elemental compositions showed reasonable agreement with the pulse program ratios. The workfunction of these films was measured using a scanning Kelvin Probe (sKP) to investigate the role of aluminum concentration. In addition, the workfunction of AZO films prepared by two different ALD recipes were compared: a “surface” recipe wherein the TMA was pulsed at the top of each repeating AZO stack, and a interlamellar recipe where the TMA pulse was introduced halfway through the stack. As aluminum doping increases, the surface recipe produces films with a consistently higher workfunction as compared to the interlamellar recipe. The resistivity of the surface recipe films show a minimum at a 1:16 Al:Zn atomic ratio and using an interlamellar recipe, minimum resistivity was seen at 1:19. The film thicknesses were characterized by ellipsometry, chemical composition by EDX, and resistivity by four-point probe.<br>

Hydrogen in As‐Grown and Annealed ZnO Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition

2020 ◽  
Vol 218 (1) ◽  
pp. 2000318
Author(s):  
Elzbieta Guziewicz ◽  
Wojciech Wozniak ◽  
Sushma Mishra ◽  
Rafal Jakiela ◽  
Marek Guziewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Layer Deposition ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Layer Deposition

Improving the photodetection and stability of a visible-light QDs/ZnO phototransistor via an Al2O3 additional layer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungho Park ◽  
Byung Jun Kim ◽  
Tae Yeon Kim ◽  
Eui Young Jung ◽  
Kyu-Myung Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Atomic Layer Deposition ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Aluminum Oxide ◽  
Thin Layer ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Additional Layer ◽  
Layer Deposition

We have developed a visible-light phototransistor with excellent photodetection characteristics and stability via atomic layer deposition (ALD) to add a thin layer of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) to quantum dot (QD)/zinc oxide (ZnO) films.

Low-temperature atomic layer deposition of ZnO films on particles in a fluidized bed reactor

2008 ◽  
Vol 516 (23) ◽  
pp. 8517-8523 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. King ◽  
Xinhua Liang ◽  
Peng Li ◽  
Alan W. Weimer
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Atomic Layer Deposition ◽  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Fluidized Bed Reactor ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Layer Deposition

Effects of Annealing Atmosphere on the Optoelectrical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition

2006 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 670-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong Mu Lee ◽  
Yeon Kyu Park ◽  
Anna Park ◽  
Choong Mo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Atomic Layer Deposition ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Nitrogen Atmosphere ◽  
Zno Thin Films ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Annealing Atmosphere ◽  
Zno Film ◽  
Layer Deposition

This paper investigated the effects of annealing atmosphere on the carrier concentration, carrier mobility, electrical resistivity, and PL characteristics as well as the crystallinity of ZnO films deposited on sapphire substrates by atomic layer deposition (ALD). X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) analyses, and Hall measurement were performed to investigate the crystallinity, optical properties and electrical properties of the ZnO thin films, respectively. According to the XRD analysis results, the crystallinity of the ZnO film annealed in an oxygen atmosphere is better than that of the ZnO film annealed in a nitrogen atmosphere. It was found that annealing undoped ZnO films grown by ALD at a high temperature above 600°C improves the crystallinity and enhances UV emission.

In situ Al-doped ZnO films by atomic layer deposition with an interrupted flow

2015 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 245-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jheng-Ming Huang ◽  
Ching-Shun Ku ◽  
Chih-Ming Lin ◽  
San-Yuan Chen ◽  
Hsin-Yi Lee
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Layer Deposition ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Layer Deposition ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Interrupted Flow

A Study on the Structure and the Photoelectrical Properties of the Al-Doped ZnO Thin Films by Atomic Layer Deposition in Low Temperatures

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 8333-8336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangde Wang ◽  
Xinyu Zhang ◽  
Wenlong Jiang ◽  
Lizhong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Atomic Layer Deposition ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Transparent Electrode ◽  
Low Resistivity ◽  
Photoelectrical Properties ◽  
Photoelectric Properties ◽  
Layer Deposition ◽  
Doping Ratio

The AZO transparent conductive films are prepared by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) at a low temperature of 150 °C. The different Al–Zn doping ratios were designed during the deposition. The phase structure of the films was characterized by XRD, the electrical properties of thin films were analyzed by the Holzer test, and the optical properties of thin films were analyzed by the UV-3600 (UV-VIS-NIR) spectrophotometer. The results showed that all the films preferred the orientation of the C axis during the growth process, the AZO films have a very low resistivity of 6.955×10−4 Ω·cm with the Al doping ratio by 2%, the deposition temperature is 150 °C and the thickness of the film is 200 nm. The transmission of AZO films with the different doping ratios in the visible region is 85%. The proper doping ratio can be selected to get the excellent photoelectric properties of AZO thin films. Such low resistivity AZO transparent conductive film is expected to replace the ITO as the transparent electrode for the organic light-emitting devices and the other new generation of the optoelectronic devices.

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