Title: Rapid thermal annealing effects on the structural and nanomechanical properties of Ga-doped ZnO thin films
Authors: Jian, S. -R.
Chen, G. -J.
Wang, S. -K.
Lin, T. -C.
Jang, J. S. -C.
Juang, J. -Y.
Lai, Y. -S.
Tseng, J. -Y.
電子物理學系
Department of Electrophysics
Keywords: Ga-doped ZnO thin films;XRD;AFM;Nanoindentation;Hardness
Issue Date: 1-Sep-2013
Abstract: In this study, the structural and nanomechanical properties of Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) thin films on glass substrates followed by rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nanoindentation techniques. The XRD results indicated that the annealed GZO thin films are textured, having a preferential crystallographic orientation along the hexagonal wurtzite (002) axis. Both the grain size and surface roughness of the annealed GZO thin films exhibit an increasing trend after RTA treatment. The hardness and Young's modulus of the annealed GZO thin films were measured by a Berkovich nanoindenter operated with the continuous contact stiffness measurements (CSM) option. Furthermore, the hardness and Young's modulus were found to increase with increasing grain size when the RTA time was prolonged from 0.5 to 3 min. The deformation behavior is referred to the inverse Hall-Petch effect commonly observed in systems deformed primarily via grain boundary sliding. The suppression of dislocation movement-associated deformation mechanism might be arisen from strong pinning effects introduced by Ga-doping. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.06.060
http://hdl.handle.net/11536/23323
ISSN: 0257-8972
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.06.060
Journal: SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume: 231
Issue: 
Begin Page: 176
End Page: 179
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