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Progress in the Synthesis and Application of Transparent Conducting Film of AZO (ZnO:Al)

Due to the excellent performance and low cost of the new aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) film, it is expected to replace the mature indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) film. The research status and progress of AZO transparent conductive films are summarized in this review. Moreover, the structure, optoelec...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Dingyi, Yu, Wenhe, Zhang, Lu, Hao, Xiangyang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10456026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37629828
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16165537
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description Due to the excellent performance and low cost of the new aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) film, it is expected to replace the mature indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) film. The research status and progress of AZO transparent conductive films are summarized in this review. Moreover, the structure, optoelectronic properties, and conductive mechanism of AZO thin films are also detailed. The thin films’ main preparation processes and the advantages and disadvantages of each process method are mainly discussed, and their application fields are expounded. AZO thin films with multicomponent composite structures are one of the promising development directions in transparent conductive oxide (TCO) thin films. The development of various preparation processes has promoted the production and application of thin films on a broad scale. Finally, some improvement schemes have been proposed to improve the comprehensive performance of the film. The industrialization prospects of the AZO film, as well as its great development potential in the digital world, are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-104560262023-08-26 Progress in the Synthesis and Application of Transparent Conducting Film of AZO (ZnO:Al) Zhang, Dingyi Yu, Wenhe Zhang, Lu Hao, Xiangyang Materials (Basel) Review Due to the excellent performance and low cost of the new aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) film, it is expected to replace the mature indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) film. The research status and progress of AZO transparent conductive films are summarized in this review. Moreover, the structure, optoelectronic properties, and conductive mechanism of AZO thin films are also detailed. The thin films’ main preparation processes and the advantages and disadvantages of each process method are mainly discussed, and their application fields are expounded. AZO thin films with multicomponent composite structures are one of the promising development directions in transparent conductive oxide (TCO) thin films. The development of various preparation processes has promoted the production and application of thin films on a broad scale. Finally, some improvement schemes have been proposed to improve the comprehensive performance of the film. The industrialization prospects of the AZO film, as well as its great development potential in the digital world, are discussed. MDPI 2023-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10456026/ /pubmed/37629828 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16165537 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full Progress in the Synthesis and Application of Transparent Conducting Film of AZO (ZnO:Al)
title_fullStr Progress in the Synthesis and Application of Transparent Conducting Film of AZO (ZnO:Al)
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title_short Progress in the Synthesis and Application of Transparent Conducting Film of AZO (ZnO:Al)
title_sort progress in the synthesis and application of transparent conducting film of azo (zno:al)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10456026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37629828
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16165537
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