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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5790-5796 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Thin Solid Films |
Volume | 520 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 2012 |
Funding
This study is supported by TUBITAK , as a research project with a project number 107M545 .
Funders | Funder number |
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TUBITAK | 107M545 |
Keywords
- Aluminium
- Annealing
- Electrical properties
- Heterojunctions
- Sol-gel deposition
- Zinc oxide