Fabrications of Nb-doped TiO2 (TNO) transparent conductive oxide polycrystalline films on glass substrates by sol-gel method

Liang Zhao, Xiaoru Zhao, Jinming Liu, An Zhang, Danhong Wang, Bingbo Wei

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Abstract

Anatase Ti0.94Nb0.06O2 (TNO) films were fabricated on glass substrates by sol-gel method using a dipcoating technique. The annealing treatment was separated into two steps, first in air at 350-550 °C for 1 h and then in vacuum of 4.0 9 10-4 Pa at 550 °C for 1 h. The influence of vacuum annealing treatment to the electrical and optical properties was discussed. Especially, the role of air annealing treatment from 350 to 550 °C on the crystallization and the structure of the films was analyzed. It is proved that the films annealed at 550 °C in air and then 550 °C in vacuum exhibited the minimum resistivity of 19.3 XΩcm and the average optical transmittance of about 75% in the visible range, indicating that the sol-gel method is a feasible and promising method to fabricate TNO films.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)475-479
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2010

Keywords

  • Air annealing treatment
  • Dip-coating
  • Nb-doped TiO (TNO)
  • Sol-gel
  • Vacuum annealing treatment

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