Abstract
Highly conductive and transparent indium-doped zinc oxide thin films were deposited by the chemical spray technique on sodocalcic glass substrates starting from zinc acetylacetonate. The role of the type of alcohols, namely, methanol, ethanol and isopropyl and the substrate temperature on the electrical, structural, surface morphology and optical characteristics of the thin films were studied. The results show that some of the physical characteristics under study are effectively modified by the temperature as well as the kind of the alcohol used. A resistivity value of 3 × 10-3Ωcm with a mobility of 6cm2/(Vs) and a carrier concentration of 10 21cm-3 were found for the best films. All the films were polycrystalline fitting well with a hexagonal wurtzite structure. High texture surface, which enhance light trapping was observed in films deposited with an ethanol-containing solution. The transmittance of the films is higher than 85% in all the cases, and a band gap value of around 3.3eV was also found.
| Translated title of the contribution | elículas delgadas de óxido de zinc dopado con indio depositadas por aspersión química a partir de acetilacetonato de zinc: efecto del alcohol y la temperatura del sustrato |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 75-84 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 2004 |
| Event | Cancun 2003 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: 17 Aug 2003 → 21 Aug 2003 |
Keywords
- Chemical spray
- Semiconductor oxides
- Thin films
- Zinc oxide
