High Mobility IGZO/ITO Double-layered Transparent Composite Electrode: A Thermal Stability Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 1577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aritra Dhar ◽  
T. L. Alford
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Optoelectronic Device ◽  
Stability Study ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy

ABSTRACTThe fabrication of a thin film optoelectronic device involves the exposure of the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) to a high process temperature. Indium gallium zinc oxide (InGaZnO4 or IGZO) is a well known TCO with high optical transparency, moderate conductivity and high mobility. However, its electrical properties deteriorate after subsequent high temperature processes in air atmosphere. On the other hand indium tin oxide (ITO) has higher conductivity than IGZO and better thermal stability. Therefore, IGZO/ITO bilayers have been deposited on glass by radio frequency magnetron sputtering at room temperature and subsequently annealed at high temperatures in order to study their thermal stability. In the present work, a-IGZO layers with a thickness ranging from 10 nm to 100 nm were deposited over a 50 nm thick ITO layer. Results are compared with those from a single IGZO layered thin film without the ITO bottom layer. The structural, optical and electrical properties of the multilayers are studied with the use of scanning electron microscopy, UV–Vis spectroscopy and Hall measurement. An IGZO optimal thickness of 50 nm is found to improve the bilayer thermal stability at temperatures upto 400 °C keeping good opto-electrical properties. The sheet resistance for the optimized IGZO/ITO composite films is about 22 Ohm/sq, and the transmittance in the visible range is about 90%. The composite shows an excellent mobility above 40 cm2 /V-s and thus can be potentially applied as channel layer in thin film transistors (TFTs)

Self-Assembled Nano-Needles of Polyaniline, Efficient Structures in Controlling Electrical Conductivity

2011 ◽  
Vol 1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael I. Ibrahim ◽  
Maria J. Bassil ◽  
Umit B. Demirci ◽  
Georges El Haj Moussa ◽  
Mario R. El Tahchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Oxidative Polymerization ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Mobility Of Charge Carriers ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Size And Morphology

ABSTRACTPolyaniline (PANI) is one of the most interesting conducting polymers with a wide and controllable conductivity range, synthesized easily via chemical or electrical route, stable chemically and environmentally, having high absorption in the visible range and high mobility of charge carriers. Under different conditions, PANI morphology can be controlled yielding to the creation of nano-tubes, belts, rods, fibers and particles.In this study, the chemical oxidative polymerization which consists of mixing aniline hydrochloride (A-HCl) with ammonium peroxydisulfate (APS) was used to synthesize HCl doped PANI. Fixing the weight ratio A-HCl/APS defined by the IUPAC while varying their quantities leads to the formation of PANI nanoparticles with variable diameters. In addition, PANI nano-needles of 60 nm average diameter at the center are also obtained. Different methods are used to investigate of 1-D morphologies. The electrical conductivity of bulk PANI pellets is measured using the four-point probe technique. The absorption in the visible range of PANI particles and nano-needles is determined by UV-Vis spectroscopy. XRD analysis was performed to study the effect of PANI particle size and morphology on the crystallinity of the powder. Such structures could be used in hybrid solar cells for higher conversion efficiencies.

pH sensor based on Au NPs/ ITO membrane as extended gate field-effect transistor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleh K. Alsaee ◽  
Naser Mahmoud Ahmed ◽  
Elham Mzwd ◽  
Ahmad Fairuz Omar ◽  
A.I. Aljameel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Field Effect ◽  
Field Effect Transistor ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Au Nps ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Effect Transistor

Abstract In the present work, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were synthesized on indium tin oxide (ITO) thin film on glass substrate for the pH sensing application based on extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET). The ITO thin film was deposited on glass using RF sputtering and then the Au NPs were synthesized on it by pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) technique. The Au NPs were characterized using transmission electron microscope (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV-Vis spectroscopic techniques. From the TEM analysis, the size of the spherical shaped Au NPs was found to be in the range of 5–22 nm. The UV-Vis spectroscopy analysis revealed absorption peak at 518 nm, indicating purplish red color. The XPS data revealed Au 4f doublet binding energy peaks of the photoelectrons at 83.79 and 87.45 eV. The current-voltage (I-V) curves indicated pH sensitivities values of 43.6 mV/pH and 0.6 \({\left(\mu A\right)}^{\frac{1}{2}} /pH\) with linear regression of 0.9. The hysteresis and drift characteristics of Au NPs/ITO/G membrane were also studied to investigate its stability and reliability. The results of this work demonstrated that the Au NPs/ITO/G membrane is quite useful for the acidity and basicity detection.

scholarly journals Surface Morphology and Electrical Properties of FTO (Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide) with Different Precursor Solution for Transparent Conducting Oxide

2015 ◽  
Vol 773-774 ◽  
pp. 682-685
Author(s):  
Muhammad Luqman Mohd Napi ◽  
Ng Kim Seng ◽  
Mohd Khairul Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Oxide Thin Film ◽  
Chloride Dihydrate ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Chloride Pentahydrate

Fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) thin film was prepared by using two different precursor solutions which are tin (ii) chloride dihydrate and tin (iv) chloride pentahydrate. These two precursors are used in spray pyrolysis process to prepare the fluorine doped tin oxide thin film. Surface Morphology of the thin film was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). FESEM image shows the particle distribution and the morphology of fluorine doped tin oxide thin film. Two point probe I-V measurement and UV-Vis spectroscopy were used to study the electrical and optical properties of both films. Both precursors produced different particles distribution, electrical properties and also optical properties. The results show that the sheet resistance (Rs) of fluorine doped SnO2 is about 49.24×106Ω for tin (iv) chloride pentahydrate compared to 43.03×1012Ω for tin (ii) chloride dihydrate

High mobility indium tin oxide thin film and its application at infrared wavelengths: model and experiment

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (17) ◽  
pp. 22123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zimin Chen ◽  
Yi Zhuo ◽  
Wenbin Tu ◽  
Zeqi Li ◽  
Xuejin Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Oxide Thin Film ◽  
Infrared Wavelengths

Influence of Annealing Atmosphere on the Characteristics of Sol-Gel Derived ITO Thin Films

2013 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
pp. 279-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Ming Peng ◽  
Yan Kuin Su ◽  
Ru Yuan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Annealing Atmosphere ◽  
Optical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Ito Thin Films ◽  
Ito Films

In this paper, the Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) thin films were prepared by a sol-gel dip coating method and then annealed at 600°C under different atmosphere (vacuum, N2 and 96.25%N2+3.75%H2). Their microstructure, optical and electrical properties were investigated and discussed. Suitable atmosphere can improve the crystalline of the ITO films, therefore the optical and electrical properties of the ITO films are improved. The uv-vis results showed the maximum of transmittance in the visible range (380-780 nm) of 85.6% and the lowest resistivity of 4.4×10-2 Ω-cm when the ITO films were annealed under 96.25% N2 with 3.75% H2 atmosphere.

scholarly journals Effect of Target Sintering Temperature on the Morphological and Optical Properties of Pulsed Laser Deposited TiO2 Thin Films

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 561
Author(s):  
Laid Kadri ◽  
Georgiana Bulai ◽  
Aurelian Carlescu ◽  
Stoian George ◽  
Silviu Gurlui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Ito Glass

In this paper, we report on the effect of titanium dioxide (TiO2) target sintering temperature on the morphological and optical properties of amorphous titanium dioxide thin films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass substrate and subsequently heat-treated in air at low temperature (150 °C). Three types of targets were used, unsintered (pressed at room temperature), sintered at 500 °C and sintered at 1000 °C. The surface morphology of the samples was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and profilometry was used for thickness measurements. The structural properties of the films were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), while their optical properties were studied by UV‒vis spectroscopy. The obtained TiO2 thin films have an amorphous nature, as shown by XRD analysis. Profilometer showed that sintered target samples have more reliable thicknesses than unsintered ones. The SEM studies revealed the sufficient structural homogeneity of sintered target nanosized TiO2 films and agglomerates in the case of unsintered target film. The UV‒vis transmittance spectra showed high transparency in the visible range of PLD films, proportional to the target sintering temperature. The optical band gaps of the films deposited using the 500 °C and 1000 °C sintered targets are closer to those of anatase and rutile phases, respectively, which provides a promising approach to the challenges of amorphous TiO2-based nanostructures.

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