Abstract
The preparation of tin dioxide films by low energy reactive sputtering of tin and tin-antimony (1-10% wt. Sb) in an oxygen – argon atmosphere is described. The dependences of oxygen content in the range from 0 to 50%, target compositions, substrate temperature of 300 K-573 K on minimum resistivity at satisfactory transmittance and on reproducibility are discussed. The correlation between the electrical and optical properties and the microstructure of the films is shown.