Properties of RF magnetron sputtered zinc oxide thin films

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作者
Ondo-Ndong, R [1 ]
Ferblantier, G [1 ]
Al Kalfioui, M [1 ]
Boyer, A [1 ]
Foucaran, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Montpellier 2, Ctr Electron & Microoptoelectron, CNRS, UMR 5507, F-34095 Montpellier 05, France
关键词
atomic force microscopy; X-ray diffraction; RF sputtering magnetron; piezoelectric materials; ZnO;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0248(03)01243-0
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
ZnO thin films were deposited on silicon substrate by RF magnetron sputtering using metallic zinc target. A systematic study has been made of the influence of oxygen concentration and the RF power on the. films structural properties. They exhibited a c-axis orientation of below 0.32degrees FWHM of X-ray rocking curves, an extremely high resistivity of 10(12) Omega cm and an energy gap of 3.3 eV at room temperature. It was found that a RIF power of 50 W, target to substrate distance 70 mm, very low gas pressures of 3.35 x 10(-3) Torr in argon and oxygen mixed gas atmosphere giving to ZnO thin films a good homogeneity and a high crystallinity. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:130 / 135
页数:6
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