Ag缓冲层对ZnO:Al薄膜结构与光电性能的改善

在室温条件下,采用射频磁控溅射法在玻璃基底上制备出了一系列高质量的AZO薄膜和不同Ag缓冲层厚度的AZO/Ag/AZO复合薄膜.利用x射线衍射和原子力显微镜分别对薄膜的物相和表面形貌进行了表征;利用霍尔效应测试仪和紫外一可见光分光光度计等实验技术对薄膜的光电性能进行了研究.实验结果表明,Ag缓冲层厚度对AZO薄膜的晶体结构和光电性能影响较大.当Ag层厚度为10 nm时,AZO(30nm)/Ag(10 nm)/AZO(30 nm)薄膜拥有最优品质因子,为1.59×10~(-1)Ω~(-1),方块电阻为0.75Ω/□,可见光区平均透过率为84.2%.另外,薄膜电阻随温度的变化趋势呈现金属电阻随温度的变化特性,光电热稳定性较好.     

用粉末靶在玻璃和PI衬底上制备AZO/Ag/AZO薄膜

室温下在玻璃和聚酰亚胺两种不同衬底上, 采用射频磁控溅射法溅射掺铝氧化锌(AZO)粉末靶和固体Ag靶, 制备了两组AZO/Ag/AZO 3层透明导电薄膜, 研究了AZO层厚度对不同衬底3层膜结构和光电性能的影响.结果表明:不同衬底的两组AZO/Ag/AZO薄膜均为多晶膜.当Ag层厚度不变时, 随着AZO层厚度的增加, 两组薄膜电学性能变化不大, 透射峰向长波方向移动.玻璃和PI衬底上制备的AZO(30 nm)/Ag(14 nm)/AZO(30 nm)薄膜, 在550 nm处的透光率分别为85%和70%, 方块电阻分别为2.6 Ω/□和4.6 Ω/□.     

外加磁场对射频磁控溅射制备铝掺杂氧化锌薄膜影响的研究

利用射频磁控溅射法制备了铝掺杂氧化锌(AZO)透明导电薄膜,在传统的磁控溅射系统中引入外加磁场,研究了外加磁场对AZO薄膜沉积速率、形貌结构及光电特性的影响.研究结果表明,外加磁场后薄膜的沉积速率从不加磁场的13.04 nm/min提高到了19.93 nm/min;外加磁场后薄膜表面平整致密、颗粒大小均匀,结晶质量较高,而不加磁场薄膜表面形貌呈蠕虫状,薄膜质量较差.溅射时间为90 min时,外加磁场前后AZO薄膜方阻分别为30.74?/和12.88?/.外加磁场对薄膜可见光透过率影响不大,但使薄膜的吸收边蓝移现象更明显.运用ansys软件对磁控溅射二维磁场分布模拟后发现,外加磁场提高了靶上方横向磁场强度,改善了磁场分布的均匀性,加强了磁场对电子的磁控作用,提高了靶电流,是AZO薄膜的溅射速率、光电性能和形貌结构得到提高和优化的原因.     

粉末靶制备的AZO/Ag/AZO透明导电薄膜的光电性能

室温下,采用射频磁控溅射AZO粉末靶和Ag靶在玻璃基底上制备Ag层厚度分别为12 nm和15 nm两组对称结构掺铝氧化锌/银/掺铝氧化锌(AZO/Ag/AZO)透明导电薄膜,研究了Ag层和AZO层厚度对薄膜光电性能的影响。结果表明:3层薄膜的可见光区平均透光率达到了80%,550 nm处的最高透过率达到了88%,方块电阻小于5 Ω/□。Ag层厚度是影响AZO/Ag/AZO薄膜光电性能的主要因素,AZO层的厚度对薄膜光学性能影响较大。     

PECVD制备AZO（ZnO:Al）透明导电薄膜

采用PECVD（等离子体增强化学气相沉积）工艺在普通玻璃和Si基上制备出了方块电阻低至89 Ω,可见光透过率高达79%,对基体附着力强的多晶态的AZO（ZnO:Al）薄膜.采用PECVD法制备AZO薄膜是一种有益的尝试,AZO透明导电薄膜不仅具有与ITO（透明导电薄膜,如In₂O₃:Sn）可比拟的光电特性,而且价格低廉、无毒,在氢等离子体环境中更稳定,所获结果对实际工艺条件的选择具有一定借鉴作用和参考价值. 关键词： AZO（ZnO:Al） 等离子体增强化学气相沉积 透明导电薄膜     

直流脉冲磁控反应溅射技术制备掺铝氧化锌薄膜的研究

文章采用直流脉冲磁控反应溅射(DCPsputtering)技术,在不同氧氩比(GFR)条件下玻璃衬底上制备了一系列掺铝氧化锌(AZO)薄膜,并利用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜和分光光度计从宏观应力和微观晶格畸变的角度研究了GFR对薄膜结构、表面形貌和光学特性的影响.制备的多晶AZO薄膜呈现了明显的ZnO-(103)择优取向,这归结于3小时薄膜沉积过程中伴随的退火引起的薄膜晶面能转变.随着GFR的增大,AZO薄膜内宏观拉应力先增大到最大值,随后宏观压应力随着GFR的继续增大而增大.薄膜中的宏观应力明显随着GFR从拉应力向压应力转变.这与晶格微观畸变诱导的微观应力的研究结果趋势恰恰相反.随着GFR的增加,薄膜在可见光区的平均透射率先增加后减小,薄膜晶粒尺寸诱导的晶界散射是影响薄膜透射率的主导机制.     

甚高频高速沉积微晶硅薄膜的研究

采用甚高频化学气相沉积(VHF-PECVD)技术制备了系列微晶硅(μc-Si:H)薄膜样品,重点研究了硅烷浓度、功率密度、沉积气压和气体总流量对薄膜沉积速率和结晶状态的影响,绘制了沉积气压和功率密度双因素相图. 以0.75nm/s的高速沉积了器件质量级的微晶硅薄膜,并以该沉积速率制备出了效率为5.5%的单结微晶硅薄膜电池. 关键词： 微晶硅薄膜 高速沉积 甚高频化学气相沉积     

生长条件对脉冲激光沉积制备ZnO：Al薄膜光电性能的影响

本文研究了脉冲激光沉积(PLD)生长过程中, 铝掺量、氧压及衬底温度等实验参数对ZnO:Al(AZO)薄膜生长的影响, 并利用扫描电子显微镜、原子力显微镜、X射线衍射、霍尔效应、光透射光谱等实验手段对其透明导电性能进行了探讨. 变温霍尔效应和光透射测量表明, 当靶材中铝掺量大于0.5 wt%时, 所制备AZO薄膜中铝施主在80 K时已完全电离, 因Bernstein-Moss (BM) 效应其带隙变大, 均为重掺杂简并半导体. 进一步系统研究了氧压和衬底温度对AZO薄膜透明导电性能的影响, 实验发现当氧压为1 Pa, 衬底温度为200 ℃时, AZO 导电性能最好, 其霍尔迁移率为28.8 cm²/V·s, 薄膜电阻率最小可达2.7×10^-4 Ω·cm, 且在可见光范围内光透过率超过了85%. 氧压和温度的增加, 都会导致薄膜电阻率变大. 关键词： 脉冲激光沉积法 ZnO：Al薄膜 透光性 导电性     

沉积温度和快速退火对磁控溅射法制备的AZO薄膜性能的影响

探究了不同衬底温度下由磁控溅射法制备的氧化锌掺铝(AZO)薄膜的结构、光学和电学性能,以及快速退火处理对样品电学性能的改善作用.实验结果表明:随着衬底温度的升高,薄膜样品的载流子浓度、霍尔迁移率和电导率提高,并在400℃附近达到较好水平,但高温的衬底沉积出的样品薄膜的XRD图谱半高全宽相对于低温衬底并没有明显变小.测量退火处理后的样品薄膜的电学性质,发现短时间的真空退火能改善低温沉积的AZO薄膜的电导率,与提高衬底温度有类似的改善效果,700℃的退火温度能达到最好效果.     

激光技术在薄膜科学中的应用

膜的一维尺寸大大小于其余两维。一般把厚度小于1μm的膜称为薄膜,反之则称为厚膜。由于薄膜材料具有许多优异性能,因此近年来薄膜科学的发展极为迅速,涌现出许多薄膜制备技术与方法,如真空蒸发沉积、磁控溅射沉积、离子束溅射沉积、金属有机物化学气相沉积和分子束外延等等。虽然这些各具特色的方法在薄膜研究中得到了广泛应用,但是都各具局限性,不能满足薄膜研究和制备的需要,而激光则具有单色性和方向性好、功率密度高等一系列优点。激光沉积薄膜的方法主要分为两类:一类是激光化学反应沉积,如激光化学气相沉积(laser chemical vapor dep…     

Effects of substrate temperature and Zn addition on the properties of Al-doped ZnO films prepared by magnetron sputtering

Al-doped ZnO (AZO) films prepared at different substrate temperature and AZO films with intentional Zn addition (ZAZO) during deposition at elevated substrate temperature were fabricated by radio frequency magnetron sputtering on glass substrate, and the resulting structural, electrical, optical properties together with the etching characteristics and annealing behavior were comparatively examined. AZO films deposited at 150 °C showed the optimum electrical properties and the largest grain size. XPS analysis revealed that AZO films deposited at elevated temperature of 450 °C contained large amount of Al content due to Zn deficiency, and that intentional Zn addition during deposition could compensate the deficiency of Zn to some extent. It was shown that the electrical, optical and structural properties of ZAZO films were almost comparable to those of AZO film deposited at 150 °C, and that ZAZO films had much smaller etching rate together with better stability in severe annealing conditions than AZO films due possibly to formation of dense structure.     

Properties of ITO–AZO bilayer thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering for applications in thin-film silicon solar cells

In this paper we study the electro-optical behavior and the application of indium–tin oxide (ITO) and aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) bilayer thin films for silicon solar cells. ITO–AZO bilayer thin films were deposited on glass substrates using radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. The experimental results show that a decrease in the electrical resistivity of the ITO–AZO bilayer thin films has been achieved without significant degradation of optical properties. In the best case the resistivity of the bilayer films reached a minimum of 5.075×10^?4 Ω?cm when the thickness of the AZO buffer layer was 12 nm. The ITO–AZO bilayer films were applied as the front electrodes of amorphous silicon solar cells and the short-circuit current density of the solar cells was considerably increased.     

Room-temperature deposition of transparent conducting Al-doped ZnO films by RF magnetron sputtering method

Transparent conductive Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) films with highly (0 0 2)-preferred orientation were deposited on quartz substrates at room temperature by RF magnetron sputtering. Optimization of deposition parameters was based on RF power, Ar pressure in the vacuum chamber, and distance between the target and substrate. The structural, electrical, and optical properties of the AZO thin films were investigated by X-ray diffraction, Hall measurement, and optical transmission spectroscopy. The 250 nm thickness AZO films with an electrical resistivity as low as 4.62 × 10⁻⁴ Ω cm and an average optical transmission of 93.7% in the visible range were obtained at RF power of 300 W, Ar flow rate of 30 sccm, and target distance of 7 cm. The optical bandgap depends on the deposition condition, and was in the range of 3.75-3.86 eV. These results make the possibility for light emitting diodes (LEDs) and solar cells with AZO films as transparent electrodes, especially using lift-off process to achieve the transparent electrode pattern transfer.     

H2 气对脉冲磁控溅射铝掺杂氧化锌薄膜性能的影响

实验采用脉冲磁控溅射法制备铝掺杂氧化锌(AZO)薄膜.为了进一步提高AZO薄膜的光电性能,在溅射过程中加入一定流量的氢气,以高纯ZnO ∶Al₂O₃陶瓷靶为溅射靶材,制备AZO/H透明导电薄膜.通过测试薄膜的结构特性、表面形貌及其光电性能,详细地研究了氢气流量对AZO薄膜性能的影响.溅射过程中引入氢气,可以促进薄膜的晶化,提高薄膜的迁移率和透过率(400—1100 nm).采用纯氩气溅射制备AZO薄膜的电阻率为5.664×10^-4 Ω·cm 关键词： 氧化锌 氢气流量 磁控溅射 太阳电池     

Influence of deposition temperature on the crystallinity of Al-doped ZnO thin films at glass substrates prepared by RF magnetron sputtering method

Al-doped ZnO (AZO) transparent conducting films were successfully prepared on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering method under different substrate temperatures. The microstructural, electrical and optical properties of AZO films were investigated in a wide temperature range from room temperature up to 350 °C by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), Hall measurement, and UV–visible meter. The nature of AZO films is polycrystalline thin films with hexagonal wurtzite structure and a preferred orientation along c-axis. The crystallinity and surface morphologies of the films are strongly dependent on the growth temperature, which in turn exerts a great effect on microstructural, electrical and optical properties of the AZO films. The atomic arrangement of AZO film having an wurtzite structure was indeed identified by the HRTEM as well as the Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED). The defect density of AZO film was investigated by HRTEM. The film deposited at 100 °C exhibited the relatively well crystallinity and the lowest resistivity of 3.6 × 10⁻⁴ Ω cm. The average transmission of AZO films in the visible range is all over 85%. More importantly, the low-resistance and high-transmittance AZO film was also prepared at a low temperature of 100 °C.     

射频溅射功率对AZO薄膜结构及光电特性和热稳定性的影响

采用射频磁控溅射法,在玻璃基片上制备了ZnO:Al(AZO)透明导电薄膜。用X射线衍射(XRD)仪、紫外-可见分光光度计、方块电阻测试仪和台阶仪对不同溅射功率下Al掺杂ZnO薄膜的结晶、光学、电学性能、沉积速率以及热稳定性进行了研究。研究结果表明:不同溅射功率下沉积的AZO薄膜具有六角纤锌矿结构,均呈c轴择优取向;(002)衍射峰强和薄膜的结晶度随溅射功率的提高逐渐增强;随溅射功率的提高,AZO薄膜的透射率有所下降,但在可见光(380～780nm)范围内平均透射率仍80%;薄膜的方块电阻随溅射功率的增加逐渐减小;功率为160～200W时,薄膜的热稳定性最好,升温前后方块电阻变化率为13%。     

Effects of substrate temperature on the efficiency of hydrogen incorporation on the properties of Al-doped ZnO films

Al-doped ZnO (AZO) transparent conducting films were successfully prepared on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering at different substrate temperatures in Ar and H₂ + Ar sputtering ambient. The effects of substrate temperature on the effectiveness of hydrogen incorporation in Al-doped ZnO films were investigated. The microstructural, electrical and optical properties of AZO films were systematically analyzed by surface profiler, X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscope, four-point probe measurement and UV/vis spectrophotometer. The XRD patterns and SEM pictures indicate that the crystallinity of AZO thin films was markedly improved with hydrogen incorporation at low substrate temperature, while the improvement of crystallinity was not an obvious change at high substrate temperature. The results also indicate that hydrogen incorporation has the stronger effectiveness on the transparent conductive properties of AZO films with the substrate temperature decreasing. The resistivity of the films decreases, especially for lower substrate temperatures, due to the incorporation of hydrogen atoms. These results suggest that substrate temperature should be controlled to the lower level to effectively reduce resistivity without detriment to transmittance of AZO thin films when hydrogen is incorporated.     

Influence of substrate temperature on surface textured ZnO:Al films etched with NaOH solution

Transparent conducting Al-doped ZnO (ZnO:Al, AZO) thin films with good optical and electrical characteristics were prepared by direct current pulse magnetron sputtering. Textured surfaces of AZO films were obtained by etching with NaOH solution successfully and the effect of substrate temperature on the surface texture was investigated. The surface is covered with craters after etching with 5% NaOH solution, and the crater diameter decreases gradually as substrate temperature increases. For AZO film deposited at 270, the crater diameters is 0.5-1 μm, which is an effective surface texture for light trapping.