Effects of stress on the structure of indium-tin-oxide thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition

The effects of stress in pulsed laser deposited (PLD) indium-tin-oxide (ITO) films formed on glass substrate at 200 C and oxygen pressures, P(O2), ranging from 0.1 to 2.7 Pa are discussed. Grazing incidence XRD investigations of the ITO films show splitting of the diffraction peaks and significant c...

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Published in:Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics 2001-01, Vol.12 (1), p.57-61
Main Authors: Adurodija, F O, Izumi, H, Ishihara, T, Yoshioka, H, Motoyama, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deposition
Diffraction
Electronics
Indium tin oxide
Materials science
Reproduction
Splitting
Stresses
Thin films
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Summary:The effects of stress in pulsed laser deposited (PLD) indium-tin-oxide (ITO) films formed on glass substrate at 200 C and oxygen pressures, P(O2), ranging from 0.1 to 2.7 Pa are discussed. Grazing incidence XRD investigations of the ITO films show splitting of the diffraction peaks and significant changes in the lattice constants for films deposited at low P(O2) and when the thickness of the films is larger than 150 nm. These features were due to intrinsic stress caused by the incidence of energetic particles on the substrate during growth. The splitting of the peaks only occurred in the bulk of the films, while near the surface, single peaks were evidenced, indicating the existence of two layers. No apparent splitting of the diffraction peaks or shifts in peak positions occurred in the ITO layers with thickness less than 100 nm. In spite of the presence of stress in the ITO films, resistivity less than 3 x 10 exp -4 Ohm cm was obtained. (Author)
ISSN:0957-4522
1573-482X
DOI:10.1023/A:1011224813782