Enhancement of Photoluminescence and Electrical Properties of Ga-Doped ZnO Thin Film Grown on α-Al2O3(0001) Single-Crystal Substrate by rf Magnetron Sputtering through Rapid Thermal Annealing
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 40 (10A) , L1040
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.40.l1040
Abstract
Ga2O3 (1 wt%)-doped ZnO (GZO) thin films were deposited on α-Al2O3(0001) by rf magnetron sputtering at 550°C and a polycrystalline structure was obtained. As-grown GZO thin films show poor electrical properties and photoluminescence (PL). For the improvement of these properties, GZO thin films were annealed at 800–900°C in N2 atmosphere for 3 min. After rapid thermal annealing, deep-defect-level emission disappears and near-band emission is greatly enhanced. Annealed GZO thin films show very low resistivity of 2.6×10-4 Ω·cm with 3.9×1020/cm3 carrier concentration and exceptionally high mobility of 60 cm2/V·s. These improved physical properties are explained in terms of the translation of doped-Ga atoms from interstitial to substitutional sites.Keywords
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