High performance ZnO:Al films deposited on PET substrates using facing target sputtering

作者:Guo Tingting; Dong Guobo*; Gao Fangyuan; Xiao Yu; Chen Qiang; Diao Xungang
来源:Applied Surface Science, 2013, 282: 467-471.
DOI:10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.05.155

摘要

ZnO:Al (ZAO) thin films have been deposited on flexible PET substrates using a plasma damage-free facing target sputtering system at room temperature. The structure, surface morphology, electrical and optical properties were investigated as a function of working power. All the samples have a highly preferred orientation of the c-axis perpendicular to the PET substrate and have a high quality surface. With increased working power, the carrier concentration changes slightly, the mobility increases at the beginning and decreases after it reaches a maximum value, in line with electrical conductivity. The figure of merit has been significantly improved with increasing of the working power. Under the optimized condition, the lowest resistivity of 1.3 x 10(-3) Omega cm with a sheet resistance of 29 Omega/square and the relative visible transmittance above 93% in the visible region were obtained.