Cu基Al掺杂ZnO多层薄膜的生长和性能

本文采用直流磁控溅射技术在玻璃衬底上制备了AZO／Cu、Cu／AZO和AZO／Cu／AZO三种复合结构多层膜,研究了生长温度对多层膜特性的影响,发现AZO／Cu双层薄膜具有最优的光电性能,其最佳生长温度为100～150℃。文中进一步考察了生长温度对AZO／Cu双层薄膜结构性能和表面形貌的影响,结果表明：合适的生长温度有利于改善AZO／Cu双层薄膜的晶体质量,进而提高其光电性能;150℃下沉积的薄膜具有最佳品质因子1．11×10^-2Ω^-1,此时方块电阻为8．99Ω／sq,可见光透过率为80％,近红外反射率约70％。本文在较低温度下制备的AZO／Cu双层膜具有较优的透明导电性和良好的近红外反射性,可以广泛应用于镀膜玻璃、太阳能电池、平板显示器等光电领域。     

Cu基Al掺杂ZnO多层薄膜的生长及其性能

本文采用直流磁控溅射技术在玻璃衬底上制备了AZO/Cu、Cu/AZO和AZO/Cu/AZO三种复合结构多层膜,研究了生长温度对多层膜特性的影响,发现AZO/Cu双层薄膜具有最优的光电性能,其最佳生长温度为100~150℃。文中进一步考察了生长温度对AZO/Cu双层薄膜结构性能和表面形貌的影响,结果表明：合适的生长温度有...     

AZO透明导电薄膜光电性能的研究进展

掺铝氧化锌(AZO)薄膜其原料来源广、经济无毒,且具有优越的光电性能,可以与传统铟锡氧化物(ITO)薄膜相媲美,是优良的透明导电材料。目前,关于各制备工艺参数对AZO薄膜的影响规律及其影响机理仍是研究热点。综述了透明导电AZO薄膜光学与电学性能的研究进展,讨论了各制备工艺条件对薄膜性能的影响,分析了AZO/metal/AZO多层膜的研究现状,并对AZO薄膜的研究方向给予了展望。     

溅射功率对AZO／Cu／AZO多层薄膜结构与光电性能的影响

在玻璃衬底上利用磁控溅射法制备AZO／Cu／AZO多层薄膜,研究了溅射功率对AZO薄膜的微观结构和光电性能的影响。采用X射线衍射（XRD）仪、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、紫外可见光谱仪（UVVis）等方法,对AZO薄膜的形貌结构、光电学性能进行了测试。结果表明：不同溅射功率下沉积的AZO薄膜均呈C轴择优取向,溅射功率对AZO／cu／AZO多层薄膜结构与光电性能有一定的影响。在溅射功率为120W、衬底温度为2500C、溅射气压为0．5Pa时薄膜的光透过率为75％,最低电阻率为2．2×10-4Ω·cm、结晶质量、表面形貌等得到明显改善。     

AZO薄膜用于GaN基LED透明电极的性能研究

采用脉冲激光沉积法制备了Al掺杂ZnO(AZO)薄膜, 研究了不同沉积氧压下薄膜的光电性能。当沉积压强为0.1 Pa时, AZO薄膜光电性能最优。将该薄膜用于GaN基LED透明电极作为电流扩展层, 在20 mA正向电流下观察到了520 nm处很强的芯片发光峰, 但芯片工作电压较高, 约为10 V, 芯片亮度随正向电流的增大而增强。二次离子质谱测试表明, AZO薄膜与GaN层界面处两种材料导电性能的变化以及钝化层的形成是导致芯片工作电压偏高的原因。     

掺铝氧化锌(AZO)薄膜的应用及研究评述

掺铝氧化锌(AZO)薄膜具有较高的透过率,较小的电阻率等优良的光电性能,使其在太阳能电池电极及各种显示器中具有广阔的应用前景。本文概述了AZO薄膜的结构、光电性能的表征方法,重点介绍了单层AZO膜以及AZO基多层复合薄膜的设计理论基础、影响薄膜性能的因素以及研究现状,除此之外,还对AZO薄膜的应用情况进行了概述,并对AZO薄膜发展前景进行了展望。     

不同退火工艺对AZO膜性能的影响

掺铝氧化锌(AZO)薄膜由于其独特的光学和电学性能而倍受人们的青睐。本文采用射频磁控溅射技术,制备了综合性能优良的AZO薄膜,通过不同退火工艺处理,研究了其对AZO薄膜的组织结构、电学性能及光学性能的影响。氮气环境下的退火使得AZO膜出现了更为明显的蓝移现象,氢气环境下的退火提高了薄膜的导电性。     

工艺参数对离子束溅射ZnO∶Al薄膜结构与性能的影响

以ZnO(掺杂2%Al2O3)陶瓷靶作为靶材,采用离子束溅射技术在BK7玻璃基底上制备AZO透明导电薄膜。研究不同工艺参数对ZnO∶Al(AZO)薄膜结构与光电性能的影响。结果表明,不同等离子体能量下制备的AZO薄膜均出现ZnO(002)特征衍射峰,具有纤锌矿结构且c轴择优取向;AZO薄膜的结晶质量和性能对基底温度有较强的依赖性,只有在适当的基底温度下,可改善结晶程度且利于颗粒的生长,呈现较低的电阻率;不同厚度的AZO薄膜均出现较强的ZnO(002)特征衍射峰且随着厚度的增加,ZnO(110)峰强度不断加强,相应晶粒尺寸变大,但缺陷也随之增多;同时得出利用离子束溅射方法制备AZO薄膜的最佳工艺为:等离子体能量为1.3 keV、基底温度200℃和沉积厚度为420 nm,该参数下制备的薄膜结晶程度较高、生长的颗粒较大,相应薄膜的电阻率较低且薄膜透射率在可见光区均达到80%以上。     

溶胶-凝胶法制备AZO薄膜的研究进展

综述了采用溶胶-凝胶法制备AZO薄膜的进展,阐述了影响AZO薄膜光电特性的主要工艺参数,分析了陈化时间、热处理工艺、铝掺杂量、催化剂种类及薄膜厚度因素等对AZO薄膜结构、光电性能的影响,指出了溶胶-凝胶法制备AZO薄膜的优势与不足,展望了未来的研究方向.     

添加剂元素对AZO薄膜性能的研究进展

近年来,国内外一些研究者对添加剂元素与铝元素共掺杂的ZnO薄膜开展了许多研究并发现在AZO薄膜掺入添加剂元素不仅会增强AZO薄膜的光电特性,而且还能优化其晶体结构和表面形貌,某些添加剂元素还可以提高AZO薄膜的多项性能和稳定性,这对研究AZO薄膜性能的提高提供了一个更具潜力的研究方向。介绍了AZ0薄膜的基本结构、基本特性以及光电性能原理。对添加剂元素对AZO薄膜结构的研究和光电性能的研究进行了归纳和总结,并且与AZO薄膜进行了对比。综述了添加剂元素掺人的AZO薄膜目前所采用的磁控溅射法、溶胶一凝胶法和脉冲激光法三种主要制备技术以及其优缺点,同时阐述了不同方法掺人添加剂元素的AZO薄膜的研究进展。最后介绍了添加剂元素掺入的AZO薄膜在光电领域的应用,展望了其未来发展与研究趋势。     

Preparation of Al-doped ZnO transparent electrodes suitable for thin-film solar cell applications by various types of magnetron sputtering depositions

In order to determine the influence of different types of magnetron sputtering (MS) depositions on the characteristics of Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films appropriate for applications as transparent electrodes in thin-film solar cells, transparent conducting AZO thin films were prepared on glass substrates at 200 °C by direct current (dc) magnetron sputtering (dc-MS), radio frequency (rf)-MS and rf power superimposed dc-MS (rf + dc-MS) depositions using an MS apparatus with the same AZO target. AZO thin films prepared by an rf + dc-MS deposition exhibited both a higher deposition rate than that found with rf-MS depositions and a lower resistivity or higher Hall mobility than those found with dc-MS. The lower dc sputter voltage featured in rf-MS and rf ± dc-MS depositions, producing smoother surface morphology and better crystallinity than obtained with dc-MS depositions. The light scattering characteristics of surface-textured AZO thin films prepared by various types of MS depositions were evaluated by observing the surface texture and measuring the optical transmittance and the diffusive component; wet-chemical etching of the thin film surface was performed in a 0.1% HCl solution. The obtainable haze property in the range from visible to near infrared in AZO films prepared by an rf + dc-MS deposition was markedly better than that obtained with dc-MS depositions.     

Effect of inserting a buffer layer on the characteristics of transparent conducting impurity-doped ZnO thin films prepared by dc magnetron sputtering

In transparent conducting impurity-doped ZnO thin films prepared on glass substrates by a dc magnetron sputtering (dc-MS) deposition, the obtainable lowest resistivity and the spatial resistivity distribution on the substrate surface were improved by a newly developed MS deposition method. The decrease of obtainable lowest resistivity as well as the improvement of spatial resistivity distribution on the substrate surface in Al- or Ga-doped ZnO (AZO or GZO) thin films were successfully achieved by inserting a very thin buffer layer, prepared using the same MS apparatus with the same target, between the thin film and the glass substrate. The deposition of the buffer layer required a more strongly oxidized target surface than possible to attain during a conventional dc-MS deposition. The optimal thickness of the buffer layer was found to be about 10 nm for both GZO and AZO thin films. The resistivity decrease is mainly attributed to an increase of Hall mobility rather than carrier concentration, resulting from an improvement of crystallinity coming from insertion of the buffer layer. Resistivities of 3 × 10^− 4 and 4 × 10^− 4Ω cm were obtained in 100 nm-thick-GZO and AZO thin films, respectively, incorporating a 10 nm-thick-buffer layer prepared at a substrate temperature around 200 °C.     

Effect of target properties on transparent conducting impurity-doped ZnO thin films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering

For the purpose of using transparent conducting impurity-doped ZnO thin films in liquid crystal display (LCD) applications, the relationship between the properties of dc magnetron sputtering (dc-MS) deposited thin films and the properties of the oxide targets used to produce them is investigated. Both Al-doped and Ga-doped ZnO (AZO and GZO) thin films were deposited on glass substrates using a dc-MS apparatus with various high-density sintered AZO or GZO disk targets (diameter of about 150 mm); the target and substrate were both fixed during the depositions. Using targets with a lower resistivity results in attaining more highly stable dc-MS depositions with higher deposition rates and lower arcing. In addition, dc-MS depositions using targets with a lower resistivity produced improvements in resistivity distribution on the substrate surface. It was found that the oxygen content in deposited thin films decreased as the oxygen content of the target used in the deposition was decreased. As a result, the dc-MS deposition of transparent conducting impurity-doped ZnO thin films suitable for LCD applications requires the preparation of significantly reduced AZO and GZO targets with low oxygen content.     

高阻隔AZO包装薄膜制备与性能研究

为满足类似饮料、果汁、啤酒及熟制即食食品的保鲜、保质需求,制备对O2,CO2和水蒸汽等有高阻隔性的包装材料,采用靶材Zn与Al质量比为1:19,在普通PET薄膜表面制备具有高阻隔性能的包装薄膜.通过XRO衍射,对薄膜的结构和形貌进行了表征.采用透氧测湿测试仪器对不同工艺参数进行研究分析,结果表明,制备的AZO薄膜晶体结构择优取向性好、结晶度高,ZnO的离化式C轴方向拉伸力会引起衍射峰呈C轴择优取向,在适宜的工艺条件下,可制备得高阻隔性的包装薄膜.     

薄膜型锂离子电池正极材料研究进展

简要介绍了近年来磁控溅射和脉冲激光沉积制膜技术在薄膜型锂离子电池正极材料制备方面的应用研究; 对制膜新工艺及新型正极材料的研究现状进行了概括,认为现阶段新型材料LiFePO4有希望成为薄膜锂电池正极材料的首选,并展望了薄膜型锂离子电池的发展前景.     

Influence of Cu2O surface treatment on the photovoltaic properties of Al-doped ZnO/Cu2O solar cells

Low cost Al-doped ZnO (AZO)/Cu₂O Schottky barrier solar cells with a high conversion efficiency of 2.19% were fabricated by depositing a transparent conducting AZO thin film on high quality Cu₂O sheets prepared by thermally oxidizing copper sheets. To achieve efficiencies higher than 2%, it is necessary to form the AZO thin film at a low deposition temperature using a low-damage deposition method, i.e., at room temperature by a pulsed laser deposition. In addition, the obtained efficiency could be enhanced with a surface treatment of the Cu₂O sheets, such as by applying a Pd-Sn catalyst layer as a coating or a rapid thermal annealing treatment at approximately 500 °C in air.     

Comparative study of resistivity characteristics between transparent conducting AZO and GZO thin films for use at high temperatures

This paper compares in detail the resistivity behavior of transparent conducting Al-doped and Ga-doped ZnO (AZO and GZO) thin films for use in an air environment at high temperatures. AZO and GZO thin films with thicknesses in the range from approximately 30 to 100 nm were prepared on glass substrates at a temperature of 200 °C by rf superimposed dc or conventional dc magnetron sputtering deposition, pulsed laser deposition or vacuum arc plasma evaporation techniques. In heat-resistance tests, the resistivity was measured both before and after heat tests for 30 min in air at a temperature up to 400 °C. The resistivity stability of AZO thin films was found to be always lower than that of GZO thin films prepared with the same thickness under the same deposition conditions, regardless of the deposition technique. However, the resistivity of all AZO and GZO thin films prepared with a thickness above approximately 100 nm was stable when heat tested at a temperature up to approximately 250 °C. It was found that the resistivity stability in both GZO and AZO thin films is dominated by different mechanisms determined by whether the thickness is below or above approximately 50 nm. With thicknesses above approximately 100 nm, the increase in resistivity found in GZO and AZO films after heat testing at a temperature up to 400 °C exhibited different characteristics that resulted from a variation in the behavior of Hall mobility.     

Substitution of transparent conducting oxide thin films for indium tin oxide transparent electrode applications

The present status and prospects for further development of reduced or indium-free transparent conducting oxide (TCO) materials for use in practical thin-film transparent electrode applications such as liquid crystal displays are presented in this paper: reduced-indium TCO materials such as ZnO-In₂O₃, In₂O₃-SnO₂ and Zn-In-Sn-O multicomponent oxides and indium-free materials such as Al- and Ga-doped ZnO (AZO and GZO). In particular, AZO thin films, with source materials that are inexpensive and non-toxic, are the best candidates. The current problems associated with substituting AZO or GZO for ITO, besides their stability in oxidizing environments as well as the non-uniform distribution of resistivity resulting from dc magnetron sputtering deposition, can be resolved. Current developments associated with overcoming the remaining problems are also presented: newly developed AZO thin-film deposition techniques that reduce resistivity as well as improve the resistivity distribution uniformity using high-rate dc magnetron sputtering depositions incorporating radio frequency power. In addition, stability tests of resistivity in TCO thin films evaluated in air at 90% relative humidity and 60 °C have demonstrated that sufficiently moisture-resistant AZO thin films can be produced at a substrate temperature below 200 °C when the film thickness was approximately 200 nm. However, improving the stability of AZO and GZO films with a thickness below 100 nm remains a problem.