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Sensors and Materials, Volume 36, Number 9(2) (2024)
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pp. 3757-3765
S&M3764 Research Paper of Special Issue
https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM5049
Published: September 5, 2024

Effect of Annealing Temperature on Photoelectric Properties of ITO:Ga/Ti Thin Films for Photosensor Applications [PDF]

Wen-Nan Wang, Tsai-Dan Chang, and Tao-Hsing Chen

(Received March 20, 2024; Accepted June 13, 2024)

Keywords: sputtering, ITO, ITO:Ga, conductive film, vacuum annealing, transparent conducting film

In this study, titanium metal (99.99%) was deposited on quartz glass substrate test specimens by DC magnetron sputtering. Thereafter, radio-frequency magnetron sputtering was used to create an oxide layer of ITO:Ga (97.3 at%) to form a final dual-layer transparent and conductive film on the glass substrate. The film was then annealed at different temperatures under vacuum. The thermal energy rearranged the internal crystalline structure, and this reduced the number of crystalline defects. The multilayer structure of the dual-layer film was explored after annealing: the film thickness, electrical properties, transmission properties, surface structure, grain size, and quality factors were all analyzed. The results showed that the electrical properties of ITO:Ga/Ti improved after annealing at 500 ℃ (100 W; 30 min) and that the resistivity was 6.51 × 10−4 Ω∙cm. The average penetration of ITO:Ga/Ti after annealing at 400 ℃ was 87.52%, and after annealing at 500 ℃, it was 89.70%. The figure of merit was the optimal value of 4.78 × 10−3 Ω−1 after annealing at 500 ℃.

Corresponding author: Tao-Hsing Chen


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Wen-Nan Wang, Tsai-Dan Chang, and Tao-Hsing Chen, Effect of Annealing Temperature on Photoelectric Properties of ITO:Ga/Ti Thin Films for Photosensor Applications, Sens. Mater., Vol. 36, No. 9, 2024, p. 3757-3765.



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