ALUMINUM CONTENT DEPENDENCE OF MILKY TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING ZNO-AL FILMS WITH TEXTURED SURFACE PREPARED BY DC MAGNETRON SPUTTERING

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SATO, H [1 ]
MINAMI, T [1 ]
TAMURA, Y [1 ]
TAKATA, S [1 ]
MOURI, T [1 ]
OGAWA, N [1 ]
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[1] TOSOH CORP,CHEM RES LAB,YAMAGUCHI 746,JAPAN
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10.1016/0040-6090(94)90736-6
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T [工业技术];
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Transparent and conductive milky zinc oxide (ZnO) films with a textured surface were prepared by d.c. magnetron sputtering using ZnO targets with an Al2O3 content in the range 0-2.0 wt.%. The grain growth and surface morphology were considerably dependent on the Al2O3 content, ranging from a disk-like textured surface for undoped ZnO films to a wedge-like textured surface for Al-doped (ZnO:Al) films prepared with a content above 0.5 wt.%. The resistivity of milky films post-annealed in an H-2 atmosphere was independent of Al2O3 content from 0.75 to 2.0 wt.%, whereas it was reduced by a factor of 100 with Al impurity doping. The transmittance in the near-IR range of milky ZnO:Al films prepared with an Al2O3 content of 0.75 wt.% was considerably better than that of films prepared with a content of 2.0 wt.%. For solar cell applications of these films it was found that the optimal Al2O3 content of the ZnO target is about 0.75 wt.%. A sheet resistance as low as 2 OMEGAsquare-1, a transmittance of 78% ana a haze ratio of 65% at a wavelength of 550 nm were obtained for milky ZnO:Al films 3 mum thick prepared with an Al2O3 content of 0.75 wt.%.
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