Role of hydrogen plasma on electrical and optical properties of ZGO, ITO and IZO transparent and conductive coatings

Leandro Raniero; Isabel  Ferreira; Ana Cláudia Madeira Botas Gomes Pimentel; Alexandra Gonçalves; Paulo Canhola; Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato; Rodrigo Ferrão de Paiva Martins

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.057

Role of hydrogen plasma on electrical and optical properties of ZGO, ITO and IZO transparent and conductive coatings

Leandro Raniero, Isabel Ferreira, Ana Cláudia Madeira Botas Gomes Pimentel, Alexandra Gonçalves, Paulo Canhola, Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato, Rodrigo Ferrão de Paiva Martins

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In this paper we study the electro-optical behaviour and the structure of different TCOs, namely the ZGO, ITO and IZO films before and after being submitted to different hydrogen plasma power densities, for times up to 60 s, aiming their use in a/nc-Si:H solar cells. The results achieved show that ZGO films do not reduce for all plasma conditions used and so, the solar cells produced evidence high current density, about 17% larger that the one recorded in the other TCOs. Besides that, by combining the electrical and optical characteristics of the films through a figure of merit, the data reveal that for the ITO and IZO films even when exposed to very low hydrogen power plasma, the figure of merit is reduced up to 50%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	295-298
Number of pages	4
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	511-512
Issue number	NA
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.057
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2006

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Hydrogen plasma
Solar cells

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Raniero, Leandro ; Ferreira, Isabel ; Pimentel, Ana Cláudia Madeira Botas Gomes ; Gonçalves, Alexandra ; Canhola, Paulo ; Fortunato, Elvira Maria Correia ; Martins, Rodrigo Ferrão de Paiva. / Role of hydrogen plasma on electrical and optical properties of ZGO, ITO and IZO transparent and conductive coatings. In: Thin Solid Films. 2006 ; Vol. 511-512, No. NA. pp. 295-298.

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Role of hydrogen plasma on electrical and optical properties of ZGO, ITO and IZO transparent and conductive coatings. / Raniero, Leandro ; Ferreira, Isabel ; Pimentel, Ana Cláudia Madeira Botas Gomes ; Gonçalves, Alexandra; Canhola, Paulo; Fortunato, Elvira Maria Correia ; Martins, Rodrigo Ferrão de Paiva.

In: Thin Solid Films, Vol. 511-512, No. NA, 26.07.2006, p. 295-298.

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