Abstract
In this research, yttrium oxide (Y 2O 3) gate dielectric films were deposited onto alkali-free glass substrates by a sol-gel process. This report describes the effects of annealing temperatures on the microstructural and electrical properties of sol-gel derived Y 2O 3 films. These sol-gel films were preheated at 300 °C for 10 min, and then annealed at 400-550 °C for 1 h. XRD results revealed that all annealed films exhibited preferential (2 2 2) orientation; films annealed at 450-550 °C were polycrystalline with cubic structures. The average transmittances of polycrystalline Y 2O 3 films were over 88.0% in the visible range. The electrical properties of the Y 2O 3 films were analyzed by capacitance-voltage (C-V) and current-voltage (I-V) measurements. Films annealed at 500 °C yielded the lowest leakage current density, 1.8 × 10 -7 A/cm 2, at an applied voltage of 5 V, and had a dielectric constant of 10.0 at 100 kHz.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1677-1682 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Ceramics International |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Mar 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Materials Chemistry