Optoelectronic Properties of Antimony Doped Tin Oxide Thin Films Obtained by Spray Pyrolysis

B. R. Flores Hernández, Michael Morales-Luna, C. E. Pérez García, Sandra A. Mayen Hernández, F. de Moure-Flores, J. Santos-Cruz

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Abstract

Antimony doped tin oxide (ATO) thin films are deposited on corning glass substrate using the spray pyrolysis technique. The experimental parameters such as distance between the substrate and source (10-30 cm), substrate temperature (350-450°C) and atmospheres (Nitrogen and Forming gas) are varied to study their effect on the properties of ATO thin films. The ATO thin film annealed at 425°C exhibits the lowest electrical resistivity of 2.23×10-2 Ω-cm. Besides, the film annealed in the nitrogen atmosphere showed a less resistivity value of 9.06×10-3 (Ω-cm) than the forming gas atmosphere. The film doped with 3 at% of Sb revealed the highest figure of merit value of 11.45x10-2 Ω-1. The preferential orientation is observed at the (200) diffraction plane in all the cases from the structural studies. Furthermore, the intensity of the diffraction planes decreases as the temperature increases. The average transmittance of 75% is obtained for ATO thin films.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere20210415
Pages (from-to)1
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Research
Volume25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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Funding Information:
We acknowledge the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) for its financial support to the student BRFH.

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© 2022 Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos. All rights reserved.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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