Optical transmission of ZnO thin films

Ioan I. Rusu; Ionel V. Bursuc; Ioan Vascan

doi:10.1117/12.312693

2 July 1998 Optical transmission of ZnO thin films

Ioan I. Rusu, Ionel V. Bursuc, Ioan Vascan

Proceedings Volume 3405, ROMOPTO '97: Fifth Conference on Optics; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312693
Event: ROMOPTO '97: Fifth Conference on Optics, 1997, Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

ZnO films were prepared by d.c. reactive cathodic sputtering in a planar magnetron. The structural properties of d.c. planar magnetron sputtered ZnO films are studied as a function of deposition parameters: substrate type, substrate temperature, sputter gas pressure, growth rate and sputtering power. ZnO films growth has been carried out in an oxygen and argon atmosphere. In dependence on the O₂ partial pressure in the argon sputtering gas there exists a narrow process window around a p_o/(p_Ar+p_o) ratio of 5 - 10% which yields transparent, low- resistance layers. The discharge voltage dependence on the oxygen partial pressure is a sensitive indicator for the oxidation state of the target surface and can be used for the regulation of the deposition process. Lower O₂ partial pressures yield metallic-like, opaque, but highly resistant layers. Higher oxygen partial pressures lead to transparent but highly resistant ZnO layers. Layers of lowest resistivity (5 X 10^-4 (Omega) cm) and highest optical transmission (90%) have a stoichiometric ratio Zn:O of 1.0 and exhibit the largest grains. These films are applied as piezoelectric transducers in micromechanical sensors and actuators.

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Ioan I. Rusu, Ionel V. Bursuc, and Ioan Vascan "Optical transmission of ZnO thin films", Proc. SPIE 3405, ROMOPTO '97: Fifth Conference on Optics, (2 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312693

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