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Increasing the refractive index of materials via nanolamination: a-IGZO/TiO(2) nanolaminates

Caffrey, David, Norton, Emma orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5767-7720, Ó Coileain, Cormac, Smith, Christopher M., Shvets, Igor V. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-7451-5435 and Fleischer, Karsten orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-7638-4480 (2018) Increasing the refractive index of materials via nanolamination: a-IGZO/TiO(2) nanolaminates. Physical Review Materials, 2 (9). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2475-9953

Abstract
We investigate nanolamination as a means of increasing the refractive index of materials, with a focus on [amorphous InGaZnO (a-IGZO)/TiO2](i) nanolaminates as composite transparent conducting oxides with a tunable index. We demonstrate that by periodic layering with TiO2 the refractive index of a-IGZO can be increased by up to Delta n approximate to 0.39 while the carrier mobility and conductivity retain 70% of their original values. This is shown to be a result of the alignment of the conduction bands of a-IGZO and TiO2. We also use optical modeling to verify the integral refractive index behavior of the nanolaminates and outline its range of applicability.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:atomic layer deposition; thin-film transistors; field-effect transistors; indium tin oxide; optical-properties; seebeck coefficient; zinc-oxide; tio2; superlattices; ellipsometry
Subjects:UNSPECIFIED
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences
Publisher:American Physical Society
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.09600...
Copyright Information:© 2018 American Physical Society. Open access
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grants No. SFI/12/RC/2278 and No. 12/IA/1264., Higher Education Authority (Ireland)under the PRTLI scheme, cycle 5, Irish Research Council under Grant No. GOI/PG/2013/445
ID Code:23623
Deposited On:09 Aug 2019 15:12 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 01 Mar 2023 13:36
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