Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 12, Issue 3, 188(2016)

Effects of discharge power on the structural and optical properties of TGZO thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering technique

Jin-hua GU1...2,*, Zhou LU2, Zhi-you ZHONG2,3, Lu LONG2 and Hao LONG2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Center of Experiment Teaching, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2College of Electronic Information Engineering, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 3Hubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Wireless Communications, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan
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    The transparent semiconductors of Ti and Ga-incorporated ZnO (TGZO) thin films were prepared by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering onto glass substrates. The effects of discharge power on the physical properties of thin films are studied. Experimental results show that all nanocrystalline TGZO thin films possess preferential orientation along the (002) plane. The discharge power significantly affects the crystal structure and optical properties of thin films. When the discharge power is 200 W, the TGZO thin film has the optimal crystalline quality and optical properties, with the narrowest full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 1.76×10-3rad, the largest average grain size of 82.4 nm and the highest average transmittance of 84.3% in the visible range. The optical gaps of thin films are estimated by the Tauc’s relation and observed to increase firstly and then decrease with the increase of the discharge power. In addition, the optical parameters, including refractive index, extinction coefficient, dielectric function and dissipation factor of the thin films, are determined by optical characterization methods. The dispersion behavior of the refractive index is also analyzed using the Sellmeier’s dispersion model.

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    GU Jin-hua, LU Zhou, ZHONG Zhi-you, LONG Lu, LONG Hao. Effects of discharge power on the structural and optical properties of TGZO thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering technique[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2016, 12(3): 188

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    Received: Dec. 18, 2015

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 12, 2017

    The Author Email: Jin-hua GU (jinhwagu@163.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-016-5265-5

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