Electrical Characteristics of Tin Oxide Films Grown by Thermal Atomic Layer Deposition

Tin dioxide (SnO2) is an n-type semiconductor and has useful characteristics of high transmittance, excellent electrical properties, and chemical stability. Accordingly, it is widely used in a variety of fields, such as a gas sensor, photocatalyst, optoelectronics, and solar cell. In this study, SnO...

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Main Authors: Seong Yu Yoon, Byung Joon Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-07-01
Series:Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
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Online Access:https://journals.pan.pl/Content/116379/PDF/AMM-2020-3-12-Byung%20Joon%20Choi.pdf
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Summary:Tin dioxide (SnO2) is an n-type semiconductor and has useful characteristics of high transmittance, excellent electrical properties, and chemical stability. Accordingly, it is widely used in a variety of fields, such as a gas sensor, photocatalyst, optoelectronics, and solar cell. In this study, SnO2 films are deposited by thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) at 180°C using Tetrakis(dimethylamino)tin and water. A couple of 5.9, 7.4 and 10.1nm-thick SnO2 films are grown on SiO2/Si substrate and then each film is annealed at 400°C in oxygen atmosphere. Current transport of SnO2 films are analyzed by measuring current – voltage characteristics from room temperature to 150°C. It is concluded that electrical property of SnO2 film is concurrently affected by its semiconducting nature and oxidative adsorption on the surface.
ISSN:2300-1909