Strategies to break the trade-off between infrared transparency and conductivity

C Cui, Q Ding, S Yu, C Yu, D Jiang, C Hu, Z Gu… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transparent conductive materials (TCMs) have important applications in the fields of military,
biomedicine, and energy. Despite the emergence of visible TCMs, the development of …

Efficacy of ion implantation in zinc oxide for optoelectronic applications: A review

A Das, D Basak - ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Unlike the majority of the silicon-based electronic devices, optoelectronic devices are
predominantly made using III–V and II–VI semiconductor compounds and their alloys …

Interaction of an ultrathin zinc surface passivation layer with a room temperature-deposited Al-doped ZnO film leading to highly improved electrical transport properties

S Pal, D Basak - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, we have demonstrated the interaction of an ultrathin Zn surface passivation
layer with a room temperature (RT)-deposited Al-doped ZnO (AZO) film, leading to highly …

Unravelling the crossover amongst band and various hopping conduction mechanisms in Mo doped ZnO thin films owing to carrier localization at defects

S Pal, TK Dalui, D Basak - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the carrier transport mechanism of transparent conducting oxides is crucial
for its application in optoelectronic devices. Although, electrical transport mechanisms of …

Complex research on amorphous vanadium oxide thin films deposited by gas impulse magnetron sputtering

M Mazur, A Lubańska, J Domaradzki, D Wojcieszak - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, a complex examination of vanadium oxide thin films prepared by gas impulse
magnetron sputtering with various Ar: O2 gas ratios of 2: 1÷ 8: 1 was conducted. X-ray …

Solution processed aluminum-doped ZnO thin films for transparent heater applications

B Tönbül, HA Can, T Öztürk, H Akyıldız - Materials Science in …, 2021 - Elsevier
A study was carried out to tailor the properties of ultrasonic spray pyrolysis deposited Al-
doped ZnO (AZO) thin films suitable for transparent heater applications. For this purpose, the …

Manipulating the optoelectronic characteristic of AZO films by magnetron sputtering power

Y Zhao, W Ding, Y Xiao, P Yang - Vacuum, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigated the effects of sputtering power on the structure, morphology, electrical and
optical properties of AZO films. The results show that all the films show typical hexagonal …

On the Effect of the Co-Introduction of Al and Ga Impurities on the Electrical Performance of Transparent Conductive ZnO-Based Thin Films

AS Asvarov, AK Abduev, AK Akhmedov, VM Kanevsky - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, a set of ZnO-based thin films were prepared on glass substrates at various
substrate temperatures via the direct current magnetron sputtering of ceramic targets with …

Effect of the addition of zirconium on the electrical, optical, and mechanical properties and microstructure of ITO thin films

YT Li, DT Chen, CF Han, JF Lin - Vacuum, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) thin films are doped with zirconium (Zr) by varying the direct
current (DC) power sources to investigate the effects of Zr doping on surface morphology …

The figure of merit improvement of (Sn, Co)–ZnO sprayed thin films for optoelectronic applications

I Bellili, M Mahtali, W Darenfad, N Guermat - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) has garnered significant attention from researchers and
industries due to its superior properties as an optoelectronic material, particularly in solar …