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Gallium zinc oxide coated polymeric substrates for optoelectronic applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

E. Fortunato
Affiliation:
Materials Science Department/CENIMAT, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
A. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Materials Science Department/CENIMAT, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
A. Marques
Affiliation:
Materials Science Department/CENIMAT, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
V. Assunção
Affiliation:
Materials Science Department/CENIMAT, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
I. Ferreira
Affiliation:
Materials Science Department/CENIMAT, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
H. Águas
Affiliation:
Materials Science Department/CENIMAT, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
L. Pereira
Affiliation:
Materials Science Department/CENIMAT, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
R. Martins
Affiliation:
Materials Science Department/CENIMAT, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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Abstract

Highly transparent and conductive ZnO:Ga thin films were produced by rf magnetron sputtering at room temperature on polyethylene naphthalate substrates. The films present a good electrical and optical stability, surface uniformity and a very good adhesion to the polymeric substrates. The lowest resistivity obtained was 5×10-4 Ωcm with a sheet resistance of 15 Ω/sqr and an average optical transmittance in the visible part of the spectra of 80 %. It was also shown that by passivating the polymeric surface with a thin SiO2 layer, the electrical and structural properties of the films are improved nearly by a factor of 2.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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