CN104409337B - The preparation method of sulphur and silver-colored codoped p type zinc oxide optoelectronic film - Google Patents

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CN104409337B
CN104409337B CN201410614869.5A CN201410614869A CN104409337B CN 104409337 B CN104409337 B CN 104409337B CN 201410614869 A CN201410614869 A CN 201410614869A CN 104409337 B CN104409337 B CN 104409337B
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Abstract

The present invention relates to the preparation method of a kind of sulphur and silver-colored codoped p type zinc oxide optoelectronic film, prepared using magnetron sputtering and thermal oxidation technique, magnetron sputtering chamber is extracted under vacuum environment, and heat the substrate through strictly cleaning, it is more than 99.99% zinc sulphide target and silver-colored target using purity, the method deposition ZnS sputtered jointly with double targets:Ag films;By the ZnS of acquisition:Ag is placed on thermal oxidation under oxygen atmosphere.Preparation method of the present invention, parameter is easily-controllable, and repeatability is high, and the control of doping concentration can be achieved, and is applicable industrialization production environment.

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The preparation method of sulphur and silver-colored codoped p type zinc oxide optoelectronic film
Technical field
The invention belongs to p-type ZnO semiconductor optoelectronic thin film materials arts, and in particular to a kind of sulphur and silver-colored codoped p type The preparation method of ZnO optoelectronic films and application.
Background technology
As the representative material of semiconductor material with wide forbidden band, ZnO has up to 3.37eV energy gap and up to 60meV Exciton bind energy, and ZnO has abundant raw materials concurrently, the characteristics of green non-poisonous so that ZnO is particularly ultraviolet in semiconductor industry Field of photoelectric devices receives extensive concern.But being difficult to of p-type ZnO film is increasingly becoming restriction ZnO material device Bottleneck.Because 1)ZnO acceptor level is very deep, and itself there is Shi zhiming has strong auto-compensation so that intrinsic ZnO shows weak n-type, hinders the formation of shallow acceptor energy level.2)Solid solubility of most recipient elements in ZnO is very low, greatly Limit the raising of hole concentration.But be still at present by adulterate I races element such as sodium, potassium, lithium or V group element nitrogen, phosphorus etc. by Main mode prepares p-type ZnO.Recently, theoretical research is confirmed:In excess oxygen, Ag doping ZnO is easily formed zinc displacement, it was demonstrated that Ag doping is the effective ways for obtaining p-type ZnO.But Yan etc. is pointed out simultaneously, the acceptor level that Ag doping is introduced is deeper(About 0.4eV), this to hardly result in the hole concentration needed for transition at room temperature.Therefore silver how is reduced as the ionization energy of acceptor, As the major issue for obtaining low temperature lower p-type ZnO.Yan etc. shows through theoretical research:Ag can be effectively reduced by codope sulphur to make For the ionization energy of acceptor.But density functional theory is confirmed:After Ag displacements Zn, it will be bonded with the four of surrounding O atoms.If will The O atom of surrounding is replaced with S atom, then forms AgZn-nSO, n is the number for replacing O atom.As n increases, AgZn- nSOThe ionization energy of defect will be reduced, therefore it is deeper by silver and sulphur codope can effectively to reduce independent Ag acceptor level of adulterating Problem, to realizing that n-type ZnO is significant.But to how to realize the Effective Doping of two kinds of elements and effectively control it to adulterate Ratio there is no further research.
The content of the invention
The problem of present invention is difficult to for p-type ZnO is prepared there is provided one kind by magnetron sputtering and thermal oxidation technique Silver and sulphur co-doping p-type ZnO optoelectronic film method and application, the p-type ZnO photoelectric properties of preparation are excellent.
A kind of preparation method of sulphur and silver-colored codoped p type zinc oxide optoelectronic film, it is characterised in that using magnetron sputtering and Prepared by thermal oxidation technique, comprise the following steps:
(1)Magnetron sputtering chamber is extracted under vacuum environment, and heats the substrate through strictly cleaning, is more than using purity 99.99% zinc sulphide target and silver-colored target, the method deposition ZnS sputtered jointly with double targets:Ag films;
(2)By step(1)The ZnS of middle acquisition:Ag is placed on thermal oxidation under oxygen atmosphere.
Environment initial depression is prepared using magnetron sputtering and is not less than 10-4The order of magnitude, the argon flow amount being passed through should be controlled 50-100sccm, sputtering pressure is in 3-5Pa, and base reservoir temperature is 250-350 DEG C.
When carrying out thermal oxidation under oxygen-enriched environment, its temperature is 600-1000 DEG C, and thermal oxidation time is 4-10 hours.
The ZnS of different proportion can be obtained by the sputtering power for adjusting ZnS and Ag:Ag films, wherein zinc sulphide target Sputtering power control in 50-100W, the sputtering power of silver-colored target target is in 5-20W.
The features of the present invention and gain effect are as follows:
The inventive method is easy to the ratio that is co-doped with of regulation and control silver and sulphur, satisfaction by the way of zinc sulphide and silver-colored target cosputtering Different demands, can effectively reduce production cost consumption;
The even particle distribution of p-type ZnO film prepared by sulphur and silver-colored codope prepared by the present invention, electrical properties are excellent, Electrical property such as resistivity as little as 10-2Magnitude, p-type carrier concentration is up to 1021The order of magnitude, mobility is between 1-10.
Preparation method technique of the present invention is simple, and parameter is easily-controllable, and repeatability is high, and process is easily controllable, can be achieved Large-scale industrialization production.
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ZnSs of the Fig. 1 without thermal oxidation:The AFM figures of Ag films, it can be seen that ZnS:Ag particles are uniform sequential, favorably In the ZnO for forming codope.
The AFM figures that Fig. 2 is the sulphur and silver-colored codope ZnO obtained after thermal oxidation, it can be seen that through high-temperature thermal oxidation Afterwards, codope ZnO film is made up of uniform crystal grain, compared with before oxidation, and crystal grain is significantly increased.
Fig. 3 is the sulphur obtained after thermal oxide and the X-ray diffraction spectrum of the ZnO film of silver-colored codope
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Heretofore described method need to use magnetic control sputtering system and thermal oxidation instrument, below with reference to embodiment Technical scheme is elaborated.All embodiments are implemented lower premised on technical solution of the present invention, give Detailed embodiment and specific operating process, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to following embodiments.
Embodiment 1:
(1) silicon after surface is strictly cleaned is put into the position of sample 1, heating substrate is to 300 DEG C, by magnetic control as substrate The vacuum of sputtering chamber is evacuated to 10-4After the Pa orders of magnitude, it is 80sccm, (stable gas pressure 4.1- to control argon flow amount meter parameter 4.3Pa), the radio-frequency power for setting zinc sulphide target is 80W, and the sputtering power of silver-colored target is 10W, and sputtering obtains Ag doping Ratio is 3.9% ZnS:Ag films.
(2) by the ZnS of acquisition:Ag films carry out thermal oxidation under oxygen atmosphere, and temperature is 800 DEG C, and the time is 6 Hour.Obtain sulphur and zinc co-doped p-type ZnO film that thickness is about 985nm.
As shown in table 1, resistivity is 0.0389 to the room temperature electric property of the sulphur of acquisition and zinc co-doped p-type ZnO film Ω cm, mobility is 7.85cm2/ Vs, carrier concentration is 2.69 × 1019
Embodiment 2:
(1) quartz by strictly cleaning is put into the position of sample 2, base reservoir temperature is set to 250 DEG C as substrate;Will The vacuum of magnetron sputtering chamber is evacuated to 10-4After the Pa orders of magnitude, it is 50sccm, (stable gas pressure 3.- to control argon flow amount meter parameter 3.3Pa), the radio-frequency power for setting zinc sulphide target is 50W, and the sputtering power of silver-colored target is 5W, and sputtering obtains Ag doping Ratio is 2.9% ZnS:Ag films.
(2) by the ZnS of acquisition:Ag films carry out thermal oxidation under oxygen atmosphere, and temperature is 1000 DEG C, and the time is 8 Hour.Obtain sulphur and zinc co-doped p-type ZnO film that thickness is about 818nm.
As shown in table 2, resistivity is 0.054 Ω to the room temperature electric property of the sulphur of acquisition and zinc co-doped p-type ZnO film Cm, mobility is 20.78cm2/ Vs, carrier concentration is 5.46 × 1018
Embodiment 3:
(1) silicon using surface by strictly cleaning is put into the position of sample 2, base reservoir temperature is set to 350 DEG C as substrate;Will The vacuum of magnetron sputtering chamber is evacuated to 10-4After the Pa orders of magnitude, it is 100sccm, (stable gas pressure to control argon flow amount meter parameter 4.8.-5.0Pa), the radio-frequency power for setting zinc sulphide target is 100W, and the sputtering power of silver-colored target is 20W, and sputtering is obtained Ag doping ratios are 7.2% ZnS:Ag films.
(2) by the ZnS of acquisition:Ag films carry out thermal oxidation under oxygen atmosphere, and temperature is 600 DEG C, and the time is 8 Hour.Obtain sulphur and zinc co-doped p-type ZnO film that thickness is about 1132nm.
As shown in table 3, resistivity is 0.054 Ω to the room temperature electric property of the sulphur of acquisition and zinc co-doped p-type ZnO film Cm, mobility is 0.082cm2/ Vs, carrier concentration is 3.24 × 1021

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1. the preparation method of a kind of sulphur and silver-colored codoped p type zinc oxide optoelectronic film, it is characterised in that use magnetron sputtering and heat Prepared by oxidation technology, comprise the following steps:
(1)Magnetron sputtering chamber is extracted under vacuum environment, and heats the substrate through strictly cleaning, is more than 99.99% using purity Zinc sulphide target and silver-colored target, the method deposition ZnS sputtered jointly with double targets:Ag films;
(2)By step(1)The ZnS of middle acquisition:Ag is placed on thermal oxidation under oxygen atmosphere;
Environment initial depression is prepared using magnetron sputtering and is not less than 10-4The order of magnitude, the argon flow amount being passed through should be controlled in 50- 100sccm, sputtering pressure is in 3-5Pa, and base reservoir temperature is 250-350 DEG C;
When carrying out thermal oxidation under oxygen-enriched environment, its temperature is 600-1000 DEG C, and thermal oxidation time is 4-10 hours;
The ZnS of different proportion can be obtained by the sputtering power for adjusting ZnS and Ag:Ag films, wherein zinc sulphide target splash Power Control is penetrated in 50-100W, the sputtering power of silver-colored target target is in 5-20W.
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