Highly conductive/transparent ZnO: Al thin films deposited at room temperature by rf magnetron sputtering

Elvira Fortunato, Patrícia Nunes, António Marques, Daniel Costa, Hugo Águas, Isabel Ferreira, Maria E V Costa, Rodrigo Martins

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Abstract

Transparent conducting ZnO:Al thin films have been deposited on polyester (Mylar type D, 100 μm thickness) substrates at room temperature by r.f. magnetron sputtering. The structural, optical and electrical properties of the deposited films have been studied. The samples are polycrystalline with a hexagonal wurtzite structure and a strong crystallographic c-axis orientation (002) perpendicular to the substrate surface. As deposited ZnO:Al thin films have an 85% transmittance in the visible and infra-red region and a resistivity as low as 3.6×10-2 Ωcm. The obtained results are comparable to those ones obtained on glass substrates, opening a new field for low cost, light weight, small volume, flexible and unbreakable large area optoelectronic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)571-574
Number of pages4
JournalBioceramics 18, Pts 1 And 2
Volume230-232
Publication statusPublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Polymer Substrates
  • Sputtering
  • Transparent Conducting Films
  • ZnO:Al

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