Effects of Organic Compounds on Microstructure, Optical, and Electrical Properties of ITO Thin Films Prepared by Dip-Coating Method | Zendy

RuYuan Yang | Zendy; Cheng-Jye Chu | Zendy; Yuming Peng | Zendy; Hui-Ju Chueng | Zendy

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Effects of Organic Compounds on Microstructure, Optical, and Electrical Properties of ITO Thin Films Prepared by Dip-Coating Method

Author(s) -

RuYuan Yang,

Cheng-Jye Chu,

Yuming Peng,

Hui-Ju Chueng

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

advances in materials science and engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 1687-8442

pISSN - 1687-8434

DOI - 10.1155/2012/741561

Subject(s) - materials science , microstructure , indium tin oxide , thin film , annealing (glass) , electrical resistivity and conductivity , analytical chemistry (journal) , nanotechnology , composite material , chromatography , chemistry , engineering , electrical engineering

Tin-doped Indium oxide (ITO) thin films were prepared by sol-gel dip-coating technique using low-cost metal salts and organic solvents. The coated films were treated without annealing or annealed at 400°C and 600°C in 3% H2/97% N2 mixtures atmosphere. Microstructure, optical, and electrical properties of the prepared ITO films were investigated in detail. The maximum transmittance in the visible range (380–780 nm) is 85.6%, and the best resistivity is 5×10−2 Ω-cm when annealed at 600°C in 3% H2/97% N2 mixtures atmosphere. It is found that the optical and electrical properties of the prepared ITO films are strongly related to the microstructure variation. The organic compounds could not be removed completely, and the prepared ITO thin films were not dense when the prepared ITO film was annealed at 600°C in 3% H2/97% N2 mixtures atmosphere, causing the poor conductivity

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