EFFECT OF ARGON–PLASMA TREATMENT ON THE ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SOL–GEL ANTIMONY-DOPED TIN DIOXIDE THIN FILMS FABRICATED BY DIP COATING.

Autor: HAMMAD, T. M., TAMOUS, H. M., HEJAZY, N. K.
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Zdroj: International Journal of Modern Physics B: Condensed Matter Physics; Statistical Physics; Applied Physics; 10/10/2007, Vol. 21 Issue 25, p4399-4406, 8p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 5 Graphs
Abstrakt: In this study, antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) thin films were fabricated by the sol–gel dip coating process on glass substrates. After the deposition process, the films were treated by Argon–plasma (Ar-400 Watt). The effect of argon–plasma treatments on the electrical and optical properties of ATO thin films was then investigated as a function of the plasma treatment time. It was found that Ar–plasma treatment increased the electrical conductivity of ATO films, but it decreased the optical transmission of ATO thin films. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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