GaZnO as a Transparent Electrode to Silicon Carbide

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The characteristics of Ga-doped zinc oxide (GaZnO) thin films deposited at different substrate temperatures (TS~250 to 550oC) on 4H-SiC have been investigated. Structural and electrical properties of GaZnO thin film on n-type 4H-SiC (100)were investigated by using x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy (AFM), Hall effect measurement, and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). Hall mobility is found to increase as the substrate temperature increase from 250 to 550 oC, whereas the lowest resistivity (~3.3 x 10-4 Ωcm) and highest carrier concentration (~1.33x1021cm-3) values are observed for the GaZnO films deposited at 400 oC. It has been found that the c-axis oriented crystalline quality as well as the relative amount of activated Ga3+ Introduction ions may affect the electrical properties of GaZnO films on SiC.

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Materials Science Forum (Volumes 717-720)

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849-852

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May 2012

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