Abstract
Transparent conductive Mg and Ga co-doped ZnO (MGZO) thin films were prepared on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering technique. The effect of Mg concentration from 0 to 15at% on the structural, chemical, morphological, optical and electrical properties of MGZO thin films was investigated. X-ray diffraction studies showed that the pure ZnO, Mg-doped ZnO (MZO) and MGZO thin films were grown as a polycrystalline hexagonal wurtzite phase without secondary phase. The 2θ angle position of the (0002) peak of the MZO and MGZO thin films was shifted towards a higher angle with increasing Mg concentration. A typical survey XPS spectrum of the MGZO thin films confirmed the presence of Mg, Ga, Zn and O in the MGZO films. The MGZO thin films had a smoother surface morphology than those of ZnO and MZO. The MGZO thin film deposited at Mg concentration of 5at% showed the widest optical band gap energy of 3.75eV and the lowest electrical resistivity of 6.89×10-4Ωcm. However, the electrical and optical characteristics of the MGZO thin films deposited over 5 at% Mg concentration were deteriorated with increasing Mg concentration.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 364-369 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Surface and Coatings Technology |
| Volume | 231 |
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| State | Published - Sep 25 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported partially by the Center for inorganic Photovoltaic Materials ( 2012-0001170 ) grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) and partially by Ho-Nam leading industry office through the Leading development for Economic Region.
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Band gap engineering
- Mg and Ga co-doped ZnO (MGZO)
- RF magnetron sputtering
- Thin films
- Transparent conducting oxide (TCO)
