Effect of annealing temperature on ZnO:Al/p-Si heterojunctions

N. Baydogan*, O. Karacasu, H. Cimenoglu

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Abstract

Al-doped, zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) films with a 1.2 at.% Al concentration were deposited on p-type silicon wafers using a sol-gel dip coating technique to produce a ZnO:Al/p-Si heterojunction. Following deposition and subsequent drying processes, the films were annealed in vacuum at five different temperatures between 550 and 900°C for 1 h. The resistivity of the films decreased with increasing annealing temperature, and an annealing temperature of 700°C provided controlled current flow through the ZnO:Al/p-Si heterojunction up to 20 V. The ZnO:Al film deposited on a p-type silicon wafer with 1.2 at.% Al concentration was concluded to have the potential for use in electronic devices as a diode after annealing at 700°C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5790-5796
Number of pages7
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume520
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2012

Funding

This study is supported by TUBITAK , as a research project with a project number 107M545 .

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TUBITAK107M545

    Keywords

    • Aluminium
    • Annealing
    • Electrical properties
    • Heterojunctions
    • Sol-gel deposition
    • Zinc oxide

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