Nanocrystalline antimony-doped tin oxide films prepared by sol-gel

J. A. Galaviz-Pérez, Fei Chen, Qiang Shen, J. R. Vargas-García, Lianmeng Zhang

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Abstract

Antimony-doped tin oxide films were prepared by sol-gel technique from an ethanolic solution of SnCl4.5H2O and SbCl3. The effect of the addition of acetylacetone as a hydrolysis modifier was investigated. Structural, optical and electrical properties of the films were studied by XRD, FESEM, TEM, FTIR, UV-vis, TG and Hall effect measurements. TEM results showed that antimony-doped tin oxide films consist of well-crystallized grains ranging from 5 to 10 nm. It was found that the addition of the acetylacetone influences positively the film properties. The appropriate addition of acetylacetone allowed for the preparation of films with an optical transmittance as high as 97% in the visible region and 47% at 200 nm. Highly transparent films prepared in this study exhibit an electrical resistivity of 10-3 Ω cm which make them attractive for photovoltaic cell applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication8th Pacific Rim International Congress on Advanced Materials and Processing 2013, PRICM 8
PublisherJohn Wiley and Sons Inc.
Pages1983-1990
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781632660008
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event8th Pacific Rim International Congress on Advanced Materials and Processing 2013, PRICM 8 - Waikoloa, HI, United States
Duration: 4 Aug 20139 Aug 2013

Publication series

Name8th Pacific Rim International Congress on Advanced Materials and Processing 2013, PRICM 8
Volume3

Conference

Conference8th Pacific Rim International Congress on Advanced Materials and Processing 2013, PRICM 8
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaikoloa, HI
Period4/08/139/08/13

Keywords

  • Acetylacetone
  • Antimony doping
  • Tin oxide films

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