Abstract
Undoped n- and p-type tin monoxide (SnO) films have been selectively fabricated by pulsed laser deposition with a Sn target and careful control of oxygen partial pressure. The films are epitaxially grown in optimal growth conditions on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrates with out-of-plane and in-plane orientation relationships of (001)SnO//(001)YSZ and [110]SnO//[100]YSZ, respectively. Both Seebeck and Hall measurements show consistent results on the carrier types of the films. The electron Hall mobility is approximately 11 cm2/Vs at room temperature and the carrier activation energy is 0.14 eV for the n-type film. The growth at increased oxygen partial pressure yields p-type films, demonstrating the selective fabrication of both n- and p-type SnO films without doping.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 192-196 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2015 |
Keywords
- Epitaxial growth
- Optical transmission
- Oxide semiconductors
- Oxygen partial pressure
- Pulsed laser deposition
- SnO
- Thin films