Electrical properties of transparent and conducting Ga doped ZnO
Electrical properties of transparent and conducting Ga doped ZnO
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DOI:
10.1063/1.2218466
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发表时间:
2006-08
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
V. Bhosle;A. Tiwari;J. Narayan
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作者:
V. Bhosle;A. Tiwari;J. Narayan
In this paper, we report on the metal-semiconductor transition behavior observed in transparent and conducting ZnO:Ga films grown by pulsed-laser deposition. The electrical resistivity measurements were carried out on ZnO films with varying Ga concentration in the temperature range of 14to300K. The electrical properties were correlated with film structure, and detailed structural characterization was performed using x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The room-temperature resistivity of these films was found to decrease with Ga concentration up to 5% Ga, and then increase. The lowest value of resistivity (1.4×10−4Ωcm) was found at 5% Ga. Temperature dependent resistivity measurements showed a metal-semiconductor transition, which is rationalized by localization of degenerate electrons. A linear variation of conductivity with T below the transition temperature suggests that the degenerate electrons are in a weak-localization regime. It was also found t...