Study of transparent conducting ZnO:Al films deposited on organic substrate by reactive magnetron sputtering

Abstract

A Zn-Al metallic target (Al 2 wt.%)has been used to prepare conductive and transparent aluminium-doped Zinc oxide(ZnOAl) films on PI substrate by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering.The structure, crystallinity, optical properties, electrical properties and adhesion were investigated using a range of techniques, including AFM, XRD, spectrophotometry, four-point probe and adhesion tester.The optimal films were prepared with a substrate temperature of 150°C, O2/Ar ration of 2:38 and sputtering power of 80W.The infrared emission properties of films and the feasibility for military application were also discussed in this paper. All the results to date demonstrate that magnetron sputtering is a cost-effective and easy to fabricating technique. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd.