Korean Journal of Materials Research, Vol.21, No.3, 144-148, March, 2011
박막 태양전지용 투명 전극을 위한 Ga 도핑된 ZnO의 증착 온도에 따른 구조 및 전기 특성 변화
Effect of Deposition Temperature on Structural and Electrical Properties of Ga-Doped ZnO for Transparent Electrode of Thin Film Solar Cells
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We have investigated the structural and optical properties of Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) thin films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering at various deposition temperatures from 100 to 500oC. All the GZO thin films are grown as a hexagonal wurtzite phase with highly c-axis preferred parameter. The structural and electrical properties are strongly related to deposition temperature. The grain size increases with the increasing deposition temperature up to 400oC and then decreases at 500oC. The dependence of grain size on the deposition temperature results from the variation of thermal activation energy. The resistivity of GZO thin film decreases with the increasing deposition temperature up to 300oC and then decreases up to 500oC. GZO thin film shows the lowest resistivity of 4.3 × 10.4 Ωcm and highest electron concentration of 1.0 × 1021 cm.3 at 300oC. The mobility of GZO thin films increases with the increasing deposition temperature up to 400oC and then decreases at 500oC. GZO thin film shows the highest resistivity of 14.1 cm2/Vs. The transmittance of GZO thin films in the visible range is above 87% at all the deposition temperatures. GZO is a feasible transparent electrode for the application to the transparent electrode of thin film solar cells.
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