AZO (Al: ZnO) thin films with high figure of merit as stable indium free transparent conducting oxide

B Sarma, D Barman, BK Sarma - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
This work presents a broad study of transparent and conducting Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin
films that could replace indium tin oxide (ITO) as transparent electrode in optoelectronic …

Al-doped ZnO transparent conducting oxide with appealing electro-optical properties–Realization of indium free transparent conductors from sputtering targets with …

BK Sarma, P Rajkumar - Materials Today Communications, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to provide high quality indium free transparent and conducting
oxide film in which ZnO is the primary component and Al is the only dopant. A range of Al …

Room temperature sputtered aluminum-doped ZnO thin film transparent electrode for application in solar cells and for low-band-gap optoelectronic devices

AC Badgujar, BS Yadav, GK Jha, SR Dhage - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) is a popular, low-cost, nontoxic material that finds
application as a transparent conducting electrode in photonic, sensing, and photovoltaic …

The effect of annealing on Al-doped ZnO films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering method for transparent electrodes

HJ Cho, SU Lee, B Hong, YD Shin, JY Ju, HD Kim… - Thin Solid Films, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, transparent conducting Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) films with a thickness of
150nm were prepared on Corning glass substrates by the RF magnetron sputtering with …

Room-temperature deposition of transparent conducting Al-doped ZnO films by RF magnetron sputtering method

W Yang, Z Liu, DL Peng, F Zhang, H Huang, Y Xie… - Applied Surface …, 2009 - Elsevier
Transparent conductive Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) films with highly (002)-preferred
orientation were deposited on quartz substrates at room temperature by RF magnetron …

High mobility transparent conductive Al-doped ZnO thin films by atomic layer deposition

ML Lin, JM Huang, CS Ku, CM Lin, HY Lee… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effects of growth temperature on the microstructure, transport and optoelectronic
properties of a series of Al-doped ZnO (AZO) films with thickness of∼ 30 nm deposited on …

Optical and electrical characteristics of Al-doped ZnO thin films prepared by aqueous phase deposition

PC Yao, ST Hang, YS Lin, WT Yen, YC Lin - Applied Surface Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Transparent conducting Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films have been deposited by sol–gel
route. Starting from an aqueous solution of zinc acetate by adding aluminum chloride as …

Surface textured ZnO: Al thin films by pulsed DC magnetron sputtering for thin film solar cells applications

WT Yen, YC Lin, JH Ke - Applied Surface Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Transparent conducting thin films of ZnO: Al (Al-doped ZnO, AZO) were prepared via pulsed
DC magnetron sputtering with good transparency and relatively lower resistivity. The AZO …

Semiconducting properties of Al doped ZnO thin films

AA Al-Ghamdi, OA Al-Hartomy, M El Okr… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Aluminum doped ZnO (AZO) thin films were successfully deposited via spin coating
technique onto glass substrates. Structural properties of the films were analyzed by X-ray …

Influence of thickness and annealing temperature on the electrical, optical and structural properties of AZO thin films

F Wang, MZ Wu, YY Wang, YM Yu, XM Wu, LJ Zhuge - Vacuum, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Transparent conductive Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films with various thicknesses
between 520 and 1420 nm were deposited on quartz substrates by radio frequency (RF) …