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Sputtering deposition of dense and low-resistive amorphous In2O3: Sn films under ZONE-T conditions of Thornton's structural diagram

Authors: Yoshiharu Wada; Wafaa Magdy; Keigo Takeda; Yuta Mido; Naoto Yamashita; Takamasa Okumura; Kunihiro Kamataki; +4 Authors

Sputtering deposition of dense and low-resistive amorphous In2O3: Sn films under ZONE-T conditions of Thornton's structural diagram

Abstract

We have fabricated smooth-surfaced amorphous In2O3:Sn (a-ITO) films at a high temperature of 550 °C, far above the typical crystallization threshold of 150 °C for ITO films. This achievement has been made possible by intentionally introducing N2 into the sputtering atmosphere, which maintains a low N atom incorporation of only a few atomic percent within the films. Positioned within ZONE-T of the Thornton diagram (higher-temperature region characterized by high film density), our method allows the preparation of films with superior film density about 6.96 g/cm3, substantially exceeding the density of 6.58 g/cm3 for conventional a-ITO films fabricated under ZONE-1 (low-temperature region) and approaching the bulk crystal density of In2O3 at 7.12 g/cm3. The films also feature a high carrier density of 5 × 1020 cm−3 and a remarkably low resistivity of 3.5 × 10−4 Ω cm, comparable to those of polycrystalline films. The analysis via vacuum-ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy on N and O atom densities in the plasma suggests that amorphization is primarily caused not by N atoms incorporated in the films but by those temporally adsorbed on the film surface, inhibiting crystal nucleation before eventually desorbing. Our findings will pave the way not only for broader applications of a-ITO films but also for the design of other amorphous materials at temperatures beyond their crystallization points.

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