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Electrical and Optical Properties of the Ga-doped ZnO Thin Films Deposited on PES (Polyethersulfon) Substrate

PES 기판위에 제작한 Ga-doped ZnO 박막의 전기적 및 광학적 특성

  • 정윤근 (전남대학교 건설.환경공학부) ;
  • 정양희 (전남대학교 전기 및 반도체 공학과) ;
  • 강성준 (전남대학교 전기 및 반도체 공학과)
  • Received : 2011.02.10
  • Accepted : 2011.02.20
  • Published : 2011.07.31
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Abstract

We fabricated gallium doped ZnO (GZO, 5 wt% Ga) thin films on PES (polyethersulfon) substrate with RF magnetron sputtering and investigated optical and electrical properties for various substrate temperatures ($50{\sim}200^{\circ}C$). All GZO thin film has c-axis preferred orientation without reference to deposition conditions. As a result of AFM analysis, the GZO thin film deposited at $200^{\circ}C$ exhibited the lowest surface roughness of 0.196nm. The transmittance of GZO thin films were above 80% and Burstein-Moss effect was observed. In the analysis of Hall measurement, we confirmed that the GZO thin film deposited at $200^{\circ}C$ showed the lowest resistivity of $6.93{\times}10-4{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ and the highest carrier concentration of $7.04{\times}1020/cm^3$.

본 연구에서는 고주파 마그네트론 스퍼터링 (RF magnetron sputtering) 법으로 기판 온도 ($50{\sim}200^{\circ}C$)에 따른 GZO(Ga : 5 wt%) 박막을 PES (polyethersulfon) 플라스틱 기판위에 제작하여, 광학적 및 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. XRD 측정을 통해 공정 조건에 관계없이 모든 GZO 박막이 c축으로 우선 성장함을 확인할 수 있었다. 박막의 표면을 AFM 으로 조사한 결과, 표면 거칠기 값은 기판 온도 $200^{\circ}C$ 에서 제작한 박막에서 가장 낮은 값 (0.196 nm) 을 나타내었다. 투과도 측정 결과, GZO 박막은 약 80% 이상의 투과율을 보였고, 기판 온도가 증가할수록 에너지 밴드 갭이 증가하는 Burstein-Moss 효과를 관찰할 수 있었다. Hall 측정 결과, 기판 온도 $200^{\circ}C$에서 제작한 GZO 박막에서 가장 낮은 비저항 $6.93{\times}10-4\;{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ 값과 가장 높은 캐리어 농도 $7.04{\times}1020/cm^3$ 값을 나타내었다.

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