Research Article

Thermal Effect on the Structural, Electrical, and Optical Properties of In-Line Sputtered Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide Films Explored with Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy

Table 2

The electrical properties: carrier concentration, mobility, electrical resistivity, and percent variation of electrical resistivity of the AZO films deposited at room temperature (RT), 100°C, and 200°C before and after measuring TDS.

Substrate temperatureBeforeAfter Electrical resistivity’s percent variation (%)
Carrier concentration
(1020 cm−3)
Mobility
(cm2/V-s)
Electrical resistivity
(10−4 Ω-cm)
Carrier concentration
(1020 cm−3)
Mobility
(cm2/V-s)
Electrical resistivity
(10−4 Ω-cm)

RT3.76.4274.18.019−30
100°C0.66.61601.36.969−57
200°C6.06.4166.97.512−25