Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:AI) films were deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering in incorporating hydrogen in sputtering gas at room temper- ature. The influences of hydrogen content in sputtering gas...Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:AI) films were deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering in incorporating hydrogen in sputtering gas at room temper- ature. The influences of hydrogen content in sputtering gas on the structural, optical, and electrical properties of ZnO:A1 films were systematically investigated. It is found that hydrogen incorporated into ZnO lattice forms shallow donors in ZnO:A1 films and plays an important role in the properties of ZnO:A1 films. The electrical conductivity and infrared (IR) reflectance are improved due to the increase of electron carrier concentration, and the average trans- mittance decreases, which is ascribed to the strong scat- tering from the hydrogen incorporated and oxygen vacancies in ZnO:A1 films. In this study, the resistivity of 5.5 × 10-4 Ω.cm is obtained, the average transmittance of the wavelength in the range of 400-900 nm is almost 86 %, and the IR reflectance reaches 75 % at 2,500 nm, which is higher than that of reported TCO films. The band gap determined by optical absorption is a result of com- petition between Burstein-Moss effect and many-body perturbation effect. However, the hydrogen content in sputtering gas is above 10 %, and the optical band gap shift is independent of hydrogen content in sputtering gas.展开更多
In this work, the optical absorption spectra of carbon-nickel films annealed at different temperatures(300-1000 ℃) with a special emphasis on the surface plasmon resonance(SPR) were investigated. The films were g...In this work, the optical absorption spectra of carbon-nickel films annealed at different temperatures(300-1000 ℃) with a special emphasis on the surface plasmon resonance(SPR) were investigated. The films were grown on quartz substrates by radio-frequency(RF)magnetron co-sputtering at room temperature with a deposition time of 600 s. The optical absorption peaks due to the SPR of Ni particle are observed in the wavelength range of 300-330 nm. With annealing temperature increasing up to 500 ℃ due to the increase in Ni particle size, the intensity of the SPR peaks increases, but weakens with annealing temperature increasing over 500 ℃. The Ni nanoparticle size, the dielectric function of carbon matrix(ε_m) and the plasma frequency of the free electrons(ω_p) at500 ℃have the maximum values of 21.63 nm, 0.471 and5.26 9 10^(15)s^(-1), respectively. The absorption peak shows a redshift trend up to 500 ℃and then turn to blueshift with annealing temperature increasing over 500 ℃ These observations are in a good agreement with the electrical measurements in temperature range of 15-520 K and the Maxwell-Garnett(M-G) effective medium theory(EMT).展开更多
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文摘Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:AI) films were deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering in incorporating hydrogen in sputtering gas at room temper- ature. The influences of hydrogen content in sputtering gas on the structural, optical, and electrical properties of ZnO:A1 films were systematically investigated. It is found that hydrogen incorporated into ZnO lattice forms shallow donors in ZnO:A1 films and plays an important role in the properties of ZnO:A1 films. The electrical conductivity and infrared (IR) reflectance are improved due to the increase of electron carrier concentration, and the average trans- mittance decreases, which is ascribed to the strong scat- tering from the hydrogen incorporated and oxygen vacancies in ZnO:A1 films. In this study, the resistivity of 5.5 × 10-4 Ω.cm is obtained, the average transmittance of the wavelength in the range of 400-900 nm is almost 86 %, and the IR reflectance reaches 75 % at 2,500 nm, which is higher than that of reported TCO films. The band gap determined by optical absorption is a result of com- petition between Burstein-Moss effect and many-body perturbation effect. However, the hydrogen content in sputtering gas is above 10 %, and the optical band gap shift is independent of hydrogen content in sputtering gas.
文摘In this work, the optical absorption spectra of carbon-nickel films annealed at different temperatures(300-1000 ℃) with a special emphasis on the surface plasmon resonance(SPR) were investigated. The films were grown on quartz substrates by radio-frequency(RF)magnetron co-sputtering at room temperature with a deposition time of 600 s. The optical absorption peaks due to the SPR of Ni particle are observed in the wavelength range of 300-330 nm. With annealing temperature increasing up to 500 ℃ due to the increase in Ni particle size, the intensity of the SPR peaks increases, but weakens with annealing temperature increasing over 500 ℃. The Ni nanoparticle size, the dielectric function of carbon matrix(ε_m) and the plasma frequency of the free electrons(ω_p) at500 ℃have the maximum values of 21.63 nm, 0.471 and5.26 9 10^(15)s^(-1), respectively. The absorption peak shows a redshift trend up to 500 ℃and then turn to blueshift with annealing temperature increasing over 500 ℃ These observations are in a good agreement with the electrical measurements in temperature range of 15-520 K and the Maxwell-Garnett(M-G) effective medium theory(EMT).