Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application
DC magnetron sputtering was utilized to grow thin layers of molybdenum (Mo) on top of soda lime glass substrates. Deposition power was varied for suitable characteristics of films grown at various DC powers, i.e. 100 W, 150 W and 200 W. Thin Mo film of approximately 580 nm thickness was successfully...
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| author | Rashid, Haroon Rahman, Kazi Sajedur Hossain, Mohammad Istiaque Nasser, Ammar Ahmed Alharbi, Fahhad H. Akhtaruzzaman, Md. Amin, Nowshad |
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| description | DC magnetron sputtering was utilized to grow thin layers of molybdenum (Mo) on top of soda lime glass substrates. Deposition power was varied for suitable characteristics of films grown at various DC powers, i.e. 100 W, 150 W and 200 W. Thin Mo film of approximately 580 nm thickness was successfully grown at DC power of 100 W at room temperature. Structural, morphological, electrical and optical properties of Mo thin films were analyzed. XRD patterns revealed Mo films to be monocrystalline in nature and only one peak was observed corresponding to the (1 1 0)cub reflection plane at 2θ = 40.5°. Exceptionally dense microstructure was found for surface morphology observation by AFM and FESEM. Increasing deposition power resulted in coarser surface of the grown films. The minimum average surface roughness was found to be around 0.995 nm. Scotch tape adhesion test was performed to validate adhesion. Grown Mo films were found metallic in nature with electrical resistivity of 2.64 × 10−5 Ω-cm. Furthermore, it was found that by increasing deposition power, the electrical resistivity could further be reduced. © 2019 |
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| spelling | um.eprints-236772020-02-05T04:06:17Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/23677/ Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application Rashid, Haroon Rahman, Kazi Sajedur Hossain, Mohammad Istiaque Nasser, Ammar Ahmed Alharbi, Fahhad H. Akhtaruzzaman, Md. Amin, Nowshad QC Physics TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering DC magnetron sputtering was utilized to grow thin layers of molybdenum (Mo) on top of soda lime glass substrates. Deposition power was varied for suitable characteristics of films grown at various DC powers, i.e. 100 W, 150 W and 200 W. Thin Mo film of approximately 580 nm thickness was successfully grown at DC power of 100 W at room temperature. Structural, morphological, electrical and optical properties of Mo thin films were analyzed. XRD patterns revealed Mo films to be monocrystalline in nature and only one peak was observed corresponding to the (1 1 0)cub reflection plane at 2θ = 40.5°. Exceptionally dense microstructure was found for surface morphology observation by AFM and FESEM. Increasing deposition power resulted in coarser surface of the grown films. The minimum average surface roughness was found to be around 0.995 nm. Scotch tape adhesion test was performed to validate adhesion. Grown Mo films were found metallic in nature with electrical resistivity of 2.64 × 10−5 Ω-cm. Furthermore, it was found that by increasing deposition power, the electrical resistivity could further be reduced. © 2019 Elsevier 2019 Article PeerReviewed Rashid, Haroon and Rahman, Kazi Sajedur and Hossain, Mohammad Istiaque and Nasser, Ammar Ahmed and Alharbi, Fahhad H. and Akhtaruzzaman, Md. and Amin, Nowshad (2019) Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application. Results in Physics, 14. p. 102515. ISSN 2211-3797, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2019.102515 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2019.102515>. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2019.102515 doi:10.1016/j.rinp.2019.102515 |
| spellingShingle | QC Physics TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Rashid, Haroon Rahman, Kazi Sajedur Hossain, Mohammad Istiaque Nasser, Ammar Ahmed Alharbi, Fahhad H. Akhtaruzzaman, Md. Amin, Nowshad Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application |
| title | Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application |
| title_full | Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application |
| title_fullStr | Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application |
| title_short | Physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application |
| title_sort | physical and electrical properties of molybdenum thin films grown by dc magnetron sputtering for photovoltaic application |
| topic | QC Physics TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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