Abstract
Recent results suggest that CuAlO2 may be a p-type transparent conductor, but thin film synthesis is difficult because of the complex Cu:Al:O phase diagram. We report a robust method of making c-axis oriented CuAlO2 thin films. Thin film precursors of CuAlO2 were deposited on sapphire (001) substrates by radio-frequency sputtering and by pulsed-laser deposition. Subsequent annealing in air at 1050 °C in a closed crucible containing Al2O3 and CuO powders yielded nearly phase-pure, biaxially textured CuAlO2. The films were p-type and transparent with a gap of 3.5 eV.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 654-656 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-520-27900