ZHANG Xia, LI Xiao-min, CHEN Tong-lai, YU Wei-dong, GAO Xiang-dong, ZHANG Can-yun, ZHAO Jun-liang. p-type Conduction and Optical Properties of Zn<sub>1x</sub>Mg<sub>x</sub>O Thin Films Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2006,27(4): 503-508
ZHANG Xia, LI Xiao-min, CHEN Tong-lai, YU Wei-dong, GAO Xiang-dong, ZHANG Can-yun, ZHAO Jun-liang. p-type Conduction and Optical Properties of Zn<sub>1x</sub>Mg<sub>x</sub>O Thin Films Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2006,27(4): 503-508DOI:
O thin films have been deposited on Si(100) substrates as the precursory sources of Zn(CH
3
COO)
2
Mg(CH
3
COO)
2
NH
4
CH
3
COO and AlCl
3
aqueous solutions using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis(USP) method.The crystalline structure
morphology images
electrical
optical properties and band gap of the films are characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD)
field emission-scan electron microscopic image(FE-SEM)
Hall-effect measurement and photoluminescence(PL). The XRD patterns reveal that all the films are composed of wurtzite-type ZnO phase.No peak originating from other compounds is detected except those of ZnO.From the SEM images
we can see that all the films present good morphologic uniformity
smooth dense surface
no visible pores and defects over the film.Apart from that
there are some grain morphology differences between Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O and p-Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O films
perhaps due to the different nucleation modes resulted from different dopants.Hall-effect measurement results indicate that ZnO and Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O are n-type
while N-Al codoped ZnO and N-Al codoped(Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O) exhibit p-type conductivity.From the PL peaks of ZnO and Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O
it can be seen that Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O is tuned into shorten wavelength than pure ZnO.Furthermore
the photoluminescence peak of p-Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O film (exhibits) also blue-shift behavior from 378 to 356 nm compared with p-ZnO film.Accordingly
the band gap of p-Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O film increases with the Mg content increases compared with p-ZnO film.In addition
The growth rate dependence of electrical and PL properties in p-Zn
1-x
Mg
x
O films are also(discussed.) Only upon moderate growth rate
the p-Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O film exhibits both good electrical and(excellent) PL(properties.) In conclusion
optimal growth conditions confirm that Zn
0.81
Mg
0.19
O films
both wide band gap and p-type conductivity
are successfully fabricated by codoping of N and Al using USP method
which are of(significant) importance for practical(applications) of Zn