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Structural, Morphological and Electrical Properties of In-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanostructure Thin Films Grown on p-Type Gallium Nitride by Simultaneous Radio-Frequency Direct-Current Magnetron Co-Sputtering |
| R. Perumal1**, Z. Hassan1, R.Saravanan2 |
1Institute of Nano-Optoelectronics Research and Technology, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
2Department of Physics, University College of Engineering Pattukkottai, Anna University Chennai, Pattukkottai 614701, India
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R. Perumal, Z. Hassan, R.Saravanan 2016 Chin. Phys. Lett. 33 066101 |
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Abstract Zinc oxide (ZnO) is one of the most promising and frequently used semiconductor materials. In-doped nanostructure ZnO thin films are grown on p-type gallium nitride substrates by employing the simultaneous rf and dc magnetron co-sputtering technique. The effect of In-doping on structural, morphological and electrical properties is studied. The different dopant concentrations are accomplished by varying the direct current power of the In target while keeping the fixed radio frequency power of the ZnO target through the co-sputtering deposition technique by using argon as the sputtering gas at ambient temperature. The structural analysis confirms that all the grown thin films preferentially orientate along the $c$-axis with the wurtzite hexagonal crystal structure without having any kind of In oxide phases. The presenting Zn, O and In elements' chemical compositions are identified with EDX mapping analysis of the deposited thin films and the calculated $M$ ratio has been found to decrease with the increasing In power. The surface topographies of the grown thin films are examined with the atomic force microscope technique. The obtained results reveal that the grown film roughness increases with the In power. The Hall measurements ascertain that all the grown films have n-type conductivity and also the other electrical parameters such as resistivity, mobility and carrier concentration are analyzed.
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Received: 14 December 2015
Published: 30 June 2016
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