• 제목/요약/키워드: ZnO and ZnO:Ga thin films

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용액성장법에 의한 황화아연 박막층 분석 및 이의 CIGS 태양전지로의 응용 (Characterization of Chemical Bath Deposited ZnS Thin Films and Its application to $Cu(InGa)Se_2$ Solar Cells)

  • 신동협;;윤재호;안병태
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.138-138
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    • 2009
  • Recently, thin-film solar cells of Cu(In,Ga)$Se_2$(CIGS) have reached a high level of performance, which has resulted in a 19.9%-efficient device. These conventional devices were typically fabricated using chemical bath deposited CdS buffer layer between the CIGS absorber layer and ZnO window layer. However, the short wavelength response of CIGS solar cell is limited by narrow CdS band gap of about 2.42 eV. Taking into consideration the environmental aspect, the toxic Cd element should be replaced by a different material. It is why during last decades many efforts have been provided to achieve high efficiency Cd-free CIGS solar cells. In order to alternate CdS buffer layer, ZnS buffer layer is grown by using chemical bath deposition(CBD) technique. The thickness and chemical composition of ZnS buffer layer can be conveniently by varying the CBD processing parameters. The processing parameters were optimized to match band gap of ZnS films to the solar spectrum and exclude the creation of morphology defects. Optimized ZnS buffer layer showed higher optical transmittance than conventional thick-CdS buffer layer at the short wavelength below ~520 nm. Then, chemically deposited ZnS buffer layer was applied to CIGS solar cell as a alternative for the standard CdS/CIGS device configuration. This CIGS solar cells were characterized by current-voltage and quantum efficiency measurement.

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유리기판에 저온 증착한 GZOB 박막의 두께에 따른 특성 변화 (Dependance of thickness on the properties of B doped ZnO:Ga (GZOB) thin film on glass substrate at room temperature)

  • 유현규;이규일;이종환;강현일;이태용;김응권;송준태
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.21
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    • pp.88-88
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    • 2008
  • In this study, effect of thickness on structural, electrical and optical properties of B doped ZnO:Ga (GZOB) films was investigated. GZOB films were deposited on glass substrates by DC magnetron sputtering. The thickness range of films were from 100 nm to 600 nm to identified as increasing thickness, stress between substrate and GZOB film. The average transmittance of the films was over 80 % until 500 nm. Then a resistivity of $9.16\times10^{-4}\Omega$-cm was obtained. We presented that a GZOB film of 400 nm was optimization to obtain a high transmittance and conductivity.

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마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 제작된 GZO 투명전도막의 전기적 및 광학적 특성 (Electrical and Optical Properties of the GZO Transparent Conducting Layer Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering Technique)

  • 노임준;김성현;신백균;이경일;김선민;조진우
    • 조명전기설비학회논문지
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    • 제24권4호
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    • pp.110-115
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    • 2010
  • 본 논문에서는 rf 마그네트론 스퍼터링 기술을 이용하여 코닝 글라스 기판 위에 갈륨이 도핑된 산화아연(GZO)을 투명 전도막으로 제작하여 그 전기적 및 광학적 특성을 조사하였다. GZO 박막의 제작은 Zn : 97[wt%], $Ga_2O_3$ : 3[wt%]의 GZO 세라믹 타겟을 이용하였으며, 기판온도 및 산소압력과 같은 증착조건을 변화시키며 증착하였다. 본 연구에서 제작된 GZO 박막중 기판온도 200[$^{\circ}C$], Ar 50[sccm], $O_2$ 5[sccm], rf power 80[W] 및 증착압력 5[mtorr]의 조건에서 제작된 박막에서 가시광 영역에서 90[%] 이상의 높은 가시광 투과율, $2.536{\times}10^{-4}[{\Omega}{\cdot}cm]$의 비저항, $7.746{\times}10^{20}[cm^{-3}]$의 캐리어 농도 및 31.77[$cm^2V{\cdot}S$]의 캐리어 이동도로 가장 좋은 전기적 특성이 관찰되었다.

PC 기판위에 증착된 SiO2/GZO박막의 전자빔 조사에너지에 따른 특성 변화 (Effect of Electron Irradiation Energy on the Properties of GZO/SiO2 Thin Films on Polycarbonate)

  • 허성보;박민재;정우창;김대일;차병철
    • 한국표면공학회지
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    • 제47권6호
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    • pp.341-346
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    • 2014
  • Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) single layer and $SiO_2/GZO$ bi-layered films were deposited on Polycarbonate(PC) substrate by radio frequency magnetron sputtering. Influence of the structural, electrical, and optical properties of the films was considered. We have considered the influence of electron irradiation energy of 450 and 900 eV on the stuctural, electrical and optical properties of $SiO_2/GZO$ thin films. The optical transmittance in a visible wave length region increased with the electron irradiation energy. The electrical resistivity of the films were dependent on the electron's irradiation energy. The $SiO_2/GZO$ films irradiated at 900 eV were showen the lowest resistivity of $7.8{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}cm$. The film which was irradiated by electron at 900 eV shows 84.3% optical transmittance and also shows lower than contact angle of $58^{\circ}$ in this study.

The Influence of Al Underlayer on the Optical and Electrical Properties of GZO/Al Thin Films

  • Kim, Sun-Kyung;Kim, So-Young;Kim, Seung-Hong;Jeon, Jae-Hyun;Gong, Tae-Kyung;Kim, Daeil;Choi, Dong-Hyuk;Son, Dong-Il
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • 제14권6호
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    • pp.321-323
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    • 2013
  • 100 nm thick Ga doped ZnO (GZO) thin films were deposited with DC and RF magnetron sputtering at room temperature on glass substrate and Al coated glass substrate, respectively. and the effect of the Al underlayer on the optical and electrical properties of the GZO films was investigated. As-deposited GZO single layer films had an optical transmittance of 80% in the visible wavelength region, and sheet resistance of 1,516 ${\Omega}/{\Box}$, while the optical and electrical properties of GZO/Al bi-layered films were influenced by the thickness of the Al buffer layer. GZO films with 2 nm thick Al film show a lower sheet resistance of 990 ${\Omega}/{\Box}$, and an optical transmittance of 78%. Based on the figure of merit (FOM), it can be concluded that the thin Al buffer layer effectively increases the performance of GZO films as a transparent and conducting electrode without intentional substrate heating or a post deposition annealing process.

고 에너지 전자빔 조사된 IGZO 박막의 광 투과도에 대한 연구 (A Study on the Optical Transmittance of High-energy Electron-beam Irradiated IGZO Thin Films)

  • 윤의중
    • 전자공학회논문지
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    • 제51권6호
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    • pp.71-77
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구에서는 radio frequency(rf) 마그네트론 스퍼터링 기술을 이용하여 Corning 유리 기판에 증착된 InGaZnO (IGZO) 박막의 광 투과도 특성에 고 에너지 전자빔 조사(high-energy electron beam irradiation (HEEBI))이 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 저온에서 증착된 IGZO 박막은 공기 중 과 상온 조건에서 0.8 MeV의 전자빔 에너지와 $1{\times}10^{14}-1{\times}10^{16}electrons/cm^2$ dose를 사용하여 HEEBI 처리 되었다. IGZO 박막의 광 투과도는 utraviolet visible near-infrared spectrophotometer (UVVIS)로 측정되었다. HEEBI 처리 된 IGZO/유리 이중층의 총 광 투과도에서 HEEBI 처리된 IGZO 단일막 만의 광 투과도를 분리하는 방법을 상세히 연구하였다. 실험 결과로부터 $1{\times}10^{14}electrons/cm^2$의 적절한 dose로 처리된 HEEBI가 IGZO 박막의 투명도를 극대화시킴을 알 수 있었다. 또한 이렇게 적절한 dose로 처리된 HEEBI가 광학 밴드갭($E_g$)을 3.38 eV에서 3.31 eV로 감소시킴을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 $E_g$의 감소는 적절한 dose로 공기 중 상온에서 처리된 HEEBI가 진공 중 고온에서 처리된 열적 annealing 효과와 유사함을 제시하고 있다.

다양한 기판온도에서 증착된 투명 전도성 IGZO 박막의 특성 (Properties of Transparent Conductive IGZO Thin Films Deposited at Various Substrate Temperatures)

  • 김미선;김동영;서성보;배강;손선영;김화민
    • 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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    • 제23권12호
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    • pp.961-965
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    • 2010
  • In this study, we investigated the optical, electrical, and structural properties of the IGZO($In_2O_3:Ga_2O_3:ZnO$=1:9:90 wt.%) thin films prepared by RF-magnetron sputtering system under various substrate temperatures. All of the IGZO thin films shows an average transmittance of over the 80% in visible range. Most of all, deposited IGZO thin film at $100^{\circ}C$ substrate temperature have ZnO (002) of main growth peak and 17.02 nm of increased grains. And also IGZO thin film have low resistivity($1.35{\times}10^{-3}\;\Omega{\cdot}cm$), high carrier concentration($6.62{\times}10^{20} cm^{-3}$) and mobility($80.1 cm^2$/Vsec). IGZO thin film have 2.08 mV at surface potential of electric force microscopy(EFM). We suggest that pre-annealing at $100^{\circ}C$ can be applied for improving optical, electrical and structural properties.

Electrical Characteristic of IGZO Oxide TFTs with 3 Layer Gate Insulator

  • Lim, Sang Chul;Koo, Jae Bon;Park, Chan Woo;Jung, Soon-Won;Na, Bock Soon;Lee, Sang Seok;Cho, Kyoung Ik;Chu, Hye Yong
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.344-344
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    • 2014
  • Transparent amorphous oxide semiconductors such as a In-Ga-Zn-O (a-IGZO) have advantages for large area electronic devices; e.g., uniform deposition at a large area, optical transparency, a smooth surface, and large electron mobility >10 cm2/Vs, which is more than an order of magnitude larger than that of hydrogen amorphous silicon (a-Si;H).1) Thin film transistors (TFTs) that employ amorphous oxide semiconductors such as ZnO, In-Ga-Zn-O, or Hf-In-Zn-O (HIZO) are currently subject of intensive study owing to their high potential for application in flat panel displays. The device fabrication process involves a series of thin film deposition and photolithographic patterning steps. In order to minimize contamination, the substrates usually undergo a cleaning procedure using deionized water, before and after the growth of thin films by sputtering methods. The devices structure were fabricated top-contact gate TFTs using the a-IGZO films on the plastic substrates. The channel width and length were 80 and 20 um, respectively. The source and drain electrode regions were defined by photolithography and wet etching process. The electrodes consisting of Ti(15 nm)/Al(120 nm)/Ti(15nm) trilayers were deposited by direct current sputtering. The 30 nm thickness active IGZO layer deposited by rf magnetron sputtering at room temperature. The deposition condition is as follows: a rf power 200 W, a pressure of 5 mtorr, 10% of oxygen [O2/(O2+Ar)=0.1], and room temperature. A 9-nm-thick Al2O3 layer was formed as a first, third gate insulator by ALD deposition. A 290-nm-thick SS6908 organic dielectrics formed as second gate insulator by spin-coating. The schematic structure of the IGZO TFT is top gate contact geometry device structure for typical TFTs fabricated in this study. Drain current (IDS) versus drain-source voltage (VDS) output characteristics curve of a IGZO TFTs fabricated using the 3-layer gate insulator on a plastic substrate and log(IDS)-gate voltage (VG) characteristics for typical IGZO TFTs. The TFTs device has a channel width (W) of $80{\mu}m$ and a channel length (L) of $20{\mu}m$. The IDS-VDS curves showed well-defined transistor characteristics with saturation effects at VG>-10 V and VDS>-20 V for the inkjet printing IGZO device. The carrier charge mobility was determined to be 15.18 cm^2 V-1s-1 with FET threshold voltage of -3 V and on/off current ratio 10^9.

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PES 기판에 성장시킨 GZO 박막의 전기적 및 광학적 특성에 미치는 공정압력의 영향 (Effects of Working Pressure on the Electrical and Optical Properties of GZO Thin Films Deposited on PES Substrate)

  • 강성준;정양희
    • 한국정보통신학회논문지
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    • 제19권6호
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    • pp.1393-1398
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구에서는 고주파 마그네트론 스퍼터링 법으로 PES 기판 위에 공정압력을 5 에서 20 mTorr 로 변화시켜 가며 GZO (Ga-doped ZnO) 박막을 제작하여, 전기적 및 광학적 특성을 조사하였다. XRD 측정을 통해 공정압력에 무관하게 모든 GZO 박막이 c 축으로 우선 성장함을 확인할 수 있었고, 5 mTorr 에서 제작한 GZO 박막이 반가폭 0.44° 로 가장우수한 결정성을 나타내었다. AFM 관찰 결과, 표면 거칠기 값은 공정압력 5 mTorr 제작한 박막에서 가장 낮은 값인 0.20 nm 를 나타내었다. 공정압력 5 mTorr 에서 증착한 GZO 박막의 재료평가지수는 6652 로 가장 우수한 값을 나타내었고 이때 비저항과 가시광 영역에서의 평균 투과도는 각각 6.93×10-4Ω·cm 과 81.4 % 이었다. 공정압력이 증가함에 따라 캐리어 농도가 감소하고 이로 인해 에너지 밴드갭이 좁아지는 Burstein-Moss 효과도 관찰할 수 있었다.

공정압력이 GTZO 박막의 구조적, 전기적 및 광학적 특성에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Working Pressure on the Structural, Electrical, and Optical Properties of GTZO Thin Films)

  • 최병균;정양희;강성준
    • 한국전자통신학회논문지
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구에서는 고주파 마그네트론 스퍼터링 법으로 공정압력을 1에서 7mTorr 로 변화시켜 가며 GTZO (Ga-Ti-Zn-O)박막을 제작하여, 구조적 특성과 전기적 및 광학적 특성을 조사하였다. XRD측정을 통해 공정압력에 무관하게 모든 GTZO박막이 c-축으로 우선 성장함을 확인할 수 있었고, 1mTorr 에서 제작한 GTZO 박막이 반가폭 0.38˚ 로 가장 우수한 결정성을 나타내었다. 가시광 영역(400~800 nm)에서의 평균 투과도는 공정압력에 상관없이 80% 이상의 값을 나타내었고, 공정압력이 증가함에 따라 캐리어 농도가 감소하고 이로 인해 에너지 밴드갭이 좁아지는 Burstein - Moss 효과도 관찰할 수 있었다. 공정압력 1mTorr 에서 증착한 GTZO박막의 재료 평가 지수는 9.08 × 103 Ω-1·cm-1 로 가장 우수한 값을 나타내었고 이때 비저항과 가시광 영역에서의 평균 투과도는 각각 5.12 × 10-4 Ω·cm 과 80.64 % 이었다.