Abnormal photoluminescence of ZnO thin film on ITO glass

The photoluminescence (PL) properties of ZnO thin films on ITO glass substrate deposited by rf magnetron sputtering with different oxygen partial pressures were studied. it was found that the exciton related emission of ZnO thin films depends on oxygen partial pressure, and that the visible emission related to intrinsic defects has no obvious change with various oxygen partial pressures. Abnormal UV-PL characteristics were observed, and its intensity was obviously enhanced. The emission position has a strong red-shift with increasing excitation intensity, and the emission intensity increases notably with increasing excitation cycle. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.