Plasma-Assisted MOCVD Growth of ZnO Thin Films

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ZnO thin films have been grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) also plasma assisted (PA-MOCVD) on c-axis oriented sapphire (0001) and Si(001) substrates using the alternative Zn(TTA)2·tmed (HTTA=2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone,TMED=N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylendiamine) precursor. The structural, morphological and optical properties of ZnO films have been investigated. The results show that the O2 plasma assisted growth results in an improvement of the structure, in smoother morphologies and in a better optical quality with a sharp and intense exciton of ZnO films.

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This work has been partially supported by INSTM (Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali) within the PRISMA project.

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  1. Institute of Inorganic Methodologies and of Plasmas, IMIP-CNR, and INSTM, UdR Bari, via Orabona, 4, 70126, Bari, Italy

    Maria Losurdo, Maria Michela Giangregorio, Pio Capezzuto & Giovanni Bruno

  2. Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, and INSTM, UdR Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, I-95125, Catania, Italy

    Graziella Malandrino, Manuela Blandino & Ignazio Fragalà

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Losurdo, M., Giangregorio, M.M., Capezzuto, P. et al. Plasma-Assisted MOCVD Growth of ZnO Thin Films. MRS Online Proceedings Library 892, 906 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-0892-FF18-06-EE09-06

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