TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterizing the electrical and optical properties of AZO/AgPd/AZO multilayer film using RF magnetron sputtering
AU - Lin, Yi-Cheng or Y. C.
AU - Lu, Kun Hsin
AU - Chen, Jhih Jhong
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - In this study, radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering was used to investigate the effects of process parameters on the electrical and optical properties of AZO(ZnO:Al) and AgPd multilayer films on type 1737F Corning glass. Experiments were performed using RF power and working pressure as variable parameters. The best transmittance (90%) and lowest resistivity (8.28 ×10-4 Ωcm) were obtained from multilayer films of AZO/AgPd/AZO, in which the AgPd was deposited using RF power of 150 W without substrate heating to thicknesses of AZO(50 nm)/AgPd(5 nm)/AZO(50 nm). An increase in working pressure led to an increase in resistivity and a decrease in transmittance, due to an increase in the number of defects in the AgPd layer, which produced a discontinuous interface between the AgPd and AZO. The relationship between transmittance/resistance and RF power is non-linear. The inner AgPd metal layer largely determines the optical quality and electrical resistivity of AZO/AgPd/AZO multilayer films.
AB - In this study, radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering was used to investigate the effects of process parameters on the electrical and optical properties of AZO(ZnO:Al) and AgPd multilayer films on type 1737F Corning glass. Experiments were performed using RF power and working pressure as variable parameters. The best transmittance (90%) and lowest resistivity (8.28 ×10-4 Ωcm) were obtained from multilayer films of AZO/AgPd/AZO, in which the AgPd was deposited using RF power of 150 W without substrate heating to thicknesses of AZO(50 nm)/AgPd(5 nm)/AZO(50 nm). An increase in working pressure led to an increase in resistivity and a decrease in transmittance, due to an increase in the number of defects in the AgPd layer, which produced a discontinuous interface between the AgPd and AZO. The relationship between transmittance/resistance and RF power is non-linear. The inner AgPd metal layer largely determines the optical quality and electrical resistivity of AZO/AgPd/AZO multilayer films.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cjph.2016.06.007
DO - 10.1016/j.cjph.2016.06.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84988520886
VL - 54
SP - 475
EP - 482
JO - Chinese Journal of Physics
JF - Chinese Journal of Physics
SN - 0577-9073
IS - 4
ER -