Stoichiometric p-type Cu2O thin films prepared by reactive sputtering with facing target

We have investigated the high quality p-type Cu2O thin films produced by the post vacuum annealing process of Cu2O thin films deposited on glass substrates at room temperature by facing target sputtering. As-deposited stoichiometric films show the high Cu2O (111)-axis orientation with the minimum value of electrical resistivity of 17 Omega cm. Furthermore, the XRD peaks intensities continuously decrease around the stoichiometric 2 theta value of 36.4 degrees with increasing the O-2 partial pressure. With the vacuum annealing at 550 degrees C with optimized oxygen ambient, the high quality p-type Cu2O thin film could be obtained. The highest value of Hall mobility mu(H) of 61 cm(2)/Vs is obtained for a vacuum annealed stoichiometric p-type Cu2O thin film. Such high value of mu(H) in the described stoichiometric p-type Cu2O thin film is believed to be due to the minimized oxygen vacancies induced by optimized vacuum annealing of a stoichiometric as-deposited Cu2O thin film. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V.