The preparation method of the zinc oxide transparent conductive film that a kind of Al mixes
Technical field
The invention belongs to the transparent conductive film field, relate to a kind of preparation method of zinc oxide transparent conductive film of Al doping, relate in particular to a kind of inductively coupled plasma and strengthen physical vaporous deposition.
Background technology
The electrically conducting transparent membrane technique started from for 20 beginnings of the century, along with the development of electronics technology, the nineties begins to be widely used on optics, electronics and the photoelectric devices such as flat-panel screens, transparent heating component, antistatic film, electromagnetic wave proof film, solar cell transparency electrode, anti-reflective coating and hot mirror.Show that on the plane field, liquid-crystal display become now and the leading product of future market, its market output value will be how much magnitudes and increase, and global whole liquid-crystal display industry production value in 2015 will reach 1,480 hundred million dollars according to estimates.At energy field, sun power is more and more paid attention to as pollution-free, a reproducible energy, thereby makes the demand of solar film battery also increasing.Nesa coating demand as one of important raw and processed materials in the solar film battery is corresponding also in increase.Global solar photovoltaic market will be expanded 1,500 hundred million dollars in 2015 from 1,000,000,000 dollars in 2000 to according to estimates, and the shared market share of hull cell may will rise to 52% from 2%, and surmounting crystal silicon solar energy battery becomes main flow.At present, transparent conductive film is mainly taken as the leading factor by tin indium oxide (ITO), and the major ingredient of ITO rete is tin indium oxide.Ito thin film transmitance height, conductive capability is strong, and the used ito glass of liquid-crystal display is a kind of conductive film glass that is coated with high permeability just.Though ITO occupies an leading position in the transparent conductive film field, because the shortcoming of himself belongs to rare noble metal and severe toxicity is arranged as the indium among the ITO and tin, so cost is higher, require also higher to safety production condition; ITO has very strong water-absorbent, absorbs airborne moisture content and carbonic acid gas easily and produces chemical reaction and go bad; The ito thin film layer easily produces the ion exchange reaction in active nominal price solion, form other conduction and not good reactive material of transmitance, and complete processing is had relatively high expectations.For this reason, people are seeking the material that can substitute always and are reducing production costs, and enhance product performance.
Zinc oxide (ZnO) has hexagonal prism shape wurtzite and zincblende lattce structure as one of representative of third generation wide bandgap semiconductor, and band gap is 3.3eV under the room temperature, and exciton binding energy is 60meV, has the good characteristic that sees through in the visible region.Because ZnO has characteristics such as good photoelectricity, piezoelectricity, acousto-optic, luminous, gas sensor and chemical catalysis, it is novel material research and one of focus of Application Areas always.Prepare the film of low-resistivity, high transparent by the ZnO of suitable doping, have potential using value in transparent demonstration and new energy field.The photoelectric characteristic of Al doping ZnO (AZO) nesa coating has been subjected to paying attention to widely in recent years, can be used as solar cell window electrode as AZO, and its anti-plasma performance is good, can improve solar cell properties; Also can be used as the good material of liquid-crystal display and photo-sensor, electroluminescence device.Compare with traditional nesa coating ITO, AZO has the unrivaled photoelectric properties of ITO, and the ZnO raw material resources are abundant, low price, easy lithography process, stability is better than ito thin film in hydrogen plasma, complete processing is to the environment nontoxic pollution-free, and stable performance, so extremely pay attention to.In transparent conducting ZnO film field, common following several method, the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of mainly containing, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), vapour deposition (CVD), sputter (comprising RF and DC sputter), reactive evaporation, ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP) and sol-gel (Sol-Gel) method etc.Though PLD and MBE can prepare high-quality film, be unfavorable for the mass-producing application; The common surface quality of film of sputter or evaporation preparation is relatively poor, and rough degree is higher, and the conductivity difference is bigger; USP and Sol-Gel belong to chemical preparation, and film quality is relatively low, also are unfavorable for large-scale production.Except chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, additive method does not all reach the level (suitability for industrialized production) of the even plated film of big area, but the main drawback of CVD method is equipment complexity and expensive, and used organic zinc source is expensive and poisonous, thin film deposition underlayer temperature height.Therefore, seek the technology of preparing that a kind of technology is simple, cost is low and prepare the AZO film, will more be conducive to advance the commercial application of AZO film.
Summary of the invention
The preparation method who the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of zinc oxide transparent conductive film of high-quality Al doping is to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art.
In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the invention discloses a kind of inductively coupled plasma and strengthen physical vaporous deposition, namely the ICP-PVD method adopts the Al doping ZnO, meets chemical formula Zn with chemical ingredients
1-xAl
xThe target of O (0.01≤x≤0.05) prepares the ZnO semiconductor film of the Al doping of high quality, low-resistivity, high transparent.But this preparation method's big area large-scale production, technology is simple, cost is low, and heavy metal free is poisoned or phenomenons such as pollution take place in the preparation process.
The preparation method of the ZnO transparent conductive film that a kind of Al mixes, described preparation method strengthens physical vaporous deposition for inductively coupled plasma, and namely the ICP-PVD method specifically comprises the steps:
(1), static pressure solid state reaction synthesis technique such as employing prepares chemical ingredients and meets chemical formula Zn
1-xAl
xThe target of O, wherein 0.01≤x≤0.05;
Described Zn
1-xAl
xElement lower right corner part represents mol ratio among the O;
Described synthesis technique such as solid state reaction such as static pressure such as grade can be the synthesis technique such as solid state reaction such as static pressure such as grade of standard;
The preparation method of described target is, presses Zn
1-xAl
xThe stoichiometric ratio of O (0.01≤x≤0.05) corresponding element takes by weighing ZnO and Al
2O
3, after fully mixing, first pre-molding adopts isostatic cool pressing then, places electric tube furnace to be fired into Zn at last
1-xAl
xThe target of O;
Described ZnO and Al
2O
3Purity be more than 99.99%.
The condition of firing in the described electric tube furnace can be for progressively being warming up to 1000 ℃, and be incubated 48 hours.
(2), will clean dry substrate and put into ICP-PVD system response chamber;
Described substrate is selected from silica glass substrate or Si substrate; Described substrate drying is as available N
2Dry up drying.
(3) ICP-PVD system base vacuum is evacuated to P≤1 * 10
-7Torr, heated substrate then, underlayer temperature is 300~400 ℃;
(4) in step (3) system with Ar as carrier gas and plasma source, reaction chamber pressure is 20~100Torr, radio-frequency sputtering power is 150~200W, the lashing wire loop current is 0.3~0.5A, adding positive bias between substrate and target is 250~300V, carries out thin film deposition and obtains the ZnO transparent conductive film that Al mixes.
The purity of Ar is more than 99.9995% in the described step (4).
Also can sneak into part oxygen, the intrinsic standoff ratio V of described oxygen and argon gas in the argon gas that described ICP-PVD system feeds
O: V
Ar≤ 1: 10.
Described reaction chamber pressure is preferably 50~100Torr.
The thickness of the ZnO transparent conductive film that described Al mixes can be by regulating the control of preparation technology parameter or depositing time.
The resistivity of described film can be controlled by the Al content in the adjusting target and the oxygen partial pressure in the preparation process, regulates the throughput ratio of oxygen and argon gas with the oxygen partial pressure in the control sediment chamber as passing through.
Described radio-frequency sputtering power lower (as<film deposition rate is slow 150W) time, power higher (as>can increase the roughness of film surface 200W) time; The growth temperature of described substrate is the optimum temps that obtains the better quality film, and the crystalline quality of this film and c axle crystalline orientation are not good during lower growth temperature (as<300 ℃); Described positive bias is conducive to improve the stoichiometric ratio of Zn in this film: O, reduces the defective in the film.
A kind of high-quality Al doping ZnO transparent conductive film is for ICP-PVD method according to the present invention makes.
The chemical ingredients of described thin-film material meets chemical formula Zn
1-xAl
xO, wherein 0.01≤x≤0.05.
The ZnO transparent conductive film surfacing that described Al mixes, its surface average roughness is 4.0 ± 0.5nm; Described thin film crystallization densification, homogeneous grain size has the high C-axis preferred orientation; The resistivity of described film is≤8 * 10
-4Ω cm, visible spectrum average transmittances 〉=90%.
The Al doping ZnO transparent conductive film of ICP-PVD method preparation of the present invention, the gas ions enhanced system of introducing can make the neutral particle ionization that sputters out, it is active that the charged particle that sputters out is increased, promote to decompose or dissociate, namely can strengthen the degree of ionization of particle, improve sedimentation rate, reduce the film growth temperature.This magnetic confinement system can confining plasma, thereby improves uniformity of thin film deposition and compactness.In addition, it is simple, easy to operate that this method also has equipment, is fit to launch advantages such as big area large-scale production.ICP-PVD method of the present invention makes the Al ion evenly be doped among the ZnO, the introducing of Al can significantly reduce the resistivity of film, improve current carrier (electronics) concentration in the ZnO film, and obtain high-quality film, for the application of opto-electronic device provides the excellent material basis.
But preparation method's big area of the present invention large-scale production, technology is simple, cost is low; phenomenons such as heavy metal free poisoning or pollution in the preparation process; the surfacing of prepared Al doping ZnO transparent conductive film; compact crystallization; homogeneous grain size; have the high C-axis preferred orientation, this film has low-resistivity, high transparent, repeatability and stability.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 ICP-PVD system sputter equipment synoptic diagram
The XRD figure of the ZnO thin film doped sample of Al spectrum among Fig. 2 embodiment 1
The ZnO thin film doped surface topography stereoscan photograph of Al among Fig. 3 embodiment 1
The ZnO thin film doped surfaceness atomic power of Al AFM photo among Fig. 4 embodiment 1
The ZnO thin film doped optical transmittance of Al (ultraviolet-visible spectrum) collection of illustrative plates among Fig. 5 embodiment 1
Embodiment
Further set forth the present invention below in conjunction with specific embodiment, should be understood that these embodiment only are used for explanation the present invention and are not used in restriction protection scope of the present invention.
Embodiment 1
With 2% mole of ZnO thin film doped Zn of Al
0.98Al
0.02O is example:
(1) adopt the static pressure solid state reaction synthesis technique that waits of standard to prepare Zn
0.98Al
0.02The O target.Press Zn with electronic balance
0.98Al
0.02The stoichiometric ratio of the corresponding element of O takes by weighing ZnO (40.695g) and the Al of high-purity (〉=99.99%)
2O
3(0.520g), after fully mixing, first pre-molding (50MPa) adopts isostatic cool pressing (200MPa) then, places electric tube furnace progressively to be warming up to 1000 ℃ at last, and is incubated 48 hours.
(2) the silica glass substrate is cleaned, with N
2Dry up and put into the ICP-PVD reaction chamber.
(3) ICP-PVD system base vacuum is extracted into 1 * 10
-7Torr, heated substrate then, underlayer temperature is 400 ℃.
(4) with high-purity (〉=99.9995%) Ar as carrier gas and plasma source, reaction chamber pressure is 100Torr, and radio-frequency sputtering power is 150W, and the lashing wire loop current is 0.5 ampere, add 300 volts of positive biases between substrate and target, carry out thin film deposition and obtain the ZnO transparent conductive film that Al mixes.
Fig. 1 is ICP-PVD system sputter equipment synoptic diagram, and this device is a kind of composite system, and the plasma enhanced system has been introduced physical vapor deposition device, can fully utilize the advantage of plasma body and PVD, effectively improves film quality and sedimentation effect.This ICP-PVD system compares introducing with conventional films equipment inductively coupled plasma enhanced system can the article on plasma body in the film preparation process in various charged particles play constraint and booster action, thereby improved the crystalline quality of film, improved the controllability of donor doping, be easy to obtain to have that resistivity is low, transmitance is high, the transparent conductive film of repeatability and good stability.
Obtain Fig. 2-Fig. 5 after testing
Fig. 2 is the XRD figure spectrum of the ZnO thin film doped sample of Al among the embodiment 1, and the Al doping ZnO transparent conductive film of visible gained has the high C-axis preferred orientation, has good crystallization property;
Fig. 3 is the ZnO thin film doped surface topography stereoscan photograph of Al among the embodiment 1, the Al doping ZnO transparent conductive film homogeneous grain size of visible gained;
Fig. 4 is the ZnO thin film doped surfaceness atomic power of Al AFM photo among the embodiment 1, the Al doping ZnO transparent conductive film surfacing of visible gained, and average surface roughness is 4.0nm, compact crystallization;
Fig. 5 is the ZnO thin film doped optical transmittance of Al (ultraviolet-visible spectrum) collection of illustrative plates among the embodiment 1, and visible average transmittances in visible-range reaches 90%;
After testing the conductivity under the gained film room temperature as shown in Table I, the resistivity of film is low to moderate 2.18 * 10
-4Ω cm, electron density is up to 9.2 * 10
20Cm
-3, electronic mobility is up to 31.0cm
2V
-1s
-1, this high-quality film has very high repetition rate.
Embodiment 2
With 1% mole of ZnO thin film doped Zn of Al
0.99Al
0.01O is example:
(1) adopt the static pressure solid state reaction synthesis technique that waits of standard to prepare Zn
0.99Al
0.01The O target.Press Zn with electronic balance
0.99Al
0.01The stoichiometric ratio of the corresponding element of O takes by weighing ZnO (40.695g) and the Al of high-purity (〉=99.99%)
2O
3(0.257g), after fully mixing, first pre-molding (50MPa) adopts isostatic cool pressing (200MPa) then, places electric tube furnace progressively to be warming up to 1000 ℃ at last, and is incubated 48 hours.
(2) the Si substrate is cleaned, with N
2Dry up and put into the ICP-PVD reaction chamber.
(3) ICP-PVD system base vacuum is extracted into 5 * 10
-8Torr, heated substrate then, underlayer temperature is 300 ℃.
(4) with high-purity (〉=99.9995%) Ar as carrier gas and plasma source, reaction chamber pressure is 50Torr, and radio-frequency sputtering power is 200W, and the lashing wire loop current is 0.3 ampere, add 250 volts of positive biases between substrate and target, carry out thin film deposition and obtain the ZnO transparent conductive film that Al mixes.
Fig. 1 is ICP-PVD system sputter equipment synoptic diagram, and this device is a kind of composite system, and the plasma enhanced system has been introduced physical vapor deposition device, can fully utilize the advantage of plasma body and PVD, effectively improves film quality and sedimentation effect.
After testing, Al doping ZnO transparent conductive film (AZO film) surfacing of gained, average surface roughness is 3.9nm, compact crystallization, homogeneous grain size, has the high C-axis preferred orientation; Average transmittances in visible-range reaches 91%;
After testing the conductivity under the gained film room temperature as shown in Table I, the resistivity of this film is 6.34 * 10
-4Ω cm, electron density is 1.84 * 10
20Cm
-3, electronic mobility is 53.1cm
2V
-1s
-1, this high-quality film has very high repetition rate.
Embodiment 3
With 5% mole of ZnO thin film doped Zn of Al
0.95Al
0.05O is example:
(1) adopt the static pressure solid state reaction synthesis technique that waits of standard to prepare Zn
0.95Al
0.05The O target.Press Zn with electronic balance
0.95Al
0.05The stoichiometric ratio of the corresponding element of O takes by weighing ZnO (40.695g) and the Al of high-purity (〉=99.99%)
2O
3(1.342g), after fully mixing, first pre-molding (50MPa) adopts isostatic cool pressing (200MPa) then, places electric tube furnace progressively to be warming up to 1000 ℃ at last, and is incubated 48 hours.
(2) the Si substrate is cleaned, with N
2Dry up and put into the ICP-PVD reaction chamber.
(3) ICP-PVD system base vacuum is extracted into 5 * 10
-8Torr, heated substrate then, underlayer temperature is 350 ℃.
(4) with high-purity (〉=99.9995%) Ar as carrier gas and plasma source, reaction chamber pressure is 50Torr, and radio-frequency sputtering power is 150W, and the lashing wire loop current is 0.4 ampere, add 300 volts of positive biases between substrate and target, carry out thin film deposition and obtain the ZnO transparent conductive film that Al mixes.
Fig. 1 is ICP-PVD system sputter equipment synoptic diagram, and this device is a kind of composite system, and the plasma enhanced system has been introduced physical vapor deposition device, can fully utilize the advantage of plasma body and PVD, effectively improves film quality and sedimentation effect.
After testing, the Al doping ZnO transparent conductive film surfacing of gained, average surface roughness is 4.2nm, compact crystallization, homogeneous grain size, has the high C-axis preferred orientation; Average transmittances in visible-range reaches 90%;
After testing the conductivity under the gained film room temperature as shown in Table I, the resistivity of this film is 3.05 * 10
-4Ω cm, electron density is 5.09 * 10
20Cm
-3, electronic mobility is 40.2cm
2V
-1s
-1, this high-quality film has very high repetition rate.
Table I
Al mole doping |
Resistivity (Ω cm) |
Electron density (cm
-3)
|
Hall mobility (cm
2V
-1s
-1)
|
1% |
6.34×10
-4 |
1.84×10
20 |
53.1 |
2% |
2.18×10
-4 |
9.20×10
20 |
31.0 |
5% |
3.05×10
-4 |
5.09×10
20 |
40.2 |