Aluminium doped tin oxide films have been deposited onto glass substrates by using a simplified and low cost spray pyrolysis technique. The AI doping level varies between 0 and 30 at.% in the step of 5 at.%. The resis...Aluminium doped tin oxide films have been deposited onto glass substrates by using a simplified and low cost spray pyrolysis technique. The AI doping level varies between 0 and 30 at.% in the step of 5 at.%. The resistivity (p) is the minimum (0.38 Ω cm) for 20 at.% of AI doping. The possible mechanism behind the phenomenal zig-zag variation in resistivity with respect to AI doping is discussed in detail. The nature of conductivity changes from n-type to p-type when the AI doping level is 10 at.%. The results show that 20 at.% is the optimum doping level for good quality p-type SnO2:AI films suitable for transparent electronic devices.展开更多
基金Financial support from the University Grants Commission ofIndia through the Major Research Project(F.No.40-28/2011(SR))the DST Grant(D.O.No.SR/S2/CMP-35/2004)
文摘Aluminium doped tin oxide films have been deposited onto glass substrates by using a simplified and low cost spray pyrolysis technique. The AI doping level varies between 0 and 30 at.% in the step of 5 at.%. The resistivity (p) is the minimum (0.38 Ω cm) for 20 at.% of AI doping. The possible mechanism behind the phenomenal zig-zag variation in resistivity with respect to AI doping is discussed in detail. The nature of conductivity changes from n-type to p-type when the AI doping level is 10 at.%. The results show that 20 at.% is the optimum doping level for good quality p-type SnO2:AI films suitable for transparent electronic devices.