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Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Properties of ITO/Au/ITO Films

  • Chae, Joo-Hyun (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Il (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan)
  • Published : 2009.02.27
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Abstract

Transparent Sn-doped $In_2O_3$ (ITO) single-layer and ITO/Au/ITO multilayer films were deposited on glass substrates by reactive magnetron sputtering to compare the properties of the films. They were then annealed in a vacuum of $1{\times}10^{-2}\;Pa$ at temperatures ranging from 150 to $450^{\circ}C$ for 20 min to determine the effect of the annealing temperature on the properties of the films. As-deposited 100 nm thick ITO films exhibit a sheet resistance of $130{\Omega}/{\square}$ and optical transmittance of 77% at a wavelength length of 550 nm. By inserting a 5 nm-thick Au layer in ITO/metal/ITO (IMI) films, the sheet resistance was decreased to as low as $20{\Omega}/{\square}$ and the optical transmittance was decreased to as little as 73% at 550 nm. Post-deposition annealing of ITO/Au/ITO films led to considerably lower electrical resistivity and higher optical transparency. In the Xray diffraction pattern, as-deposited ITO films did not show any diffraction peak, whereas as-deposited ITO/ Au/ITO films have Au (222) and $In_2O_3$ (110) crystal planes. When the annealing temperature reached the 150 - $450^{\circ}C$ range, the both diffraction peak intensities increased significantly. A sheet resistance of $8{\Omega}/{\square}$ and an optical transmittance of 82% were obtained from the ITO/Au/ITO films annealed at $450^{\circ}C$.

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