Enhanced crystal grain size by bromine doping in electrodeposited Cu 2O

Kunhee Han; Feng Kang; Xiaofei Han; Meng Tao

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2012.03.094

Enhanced crystal grain size by bromine doping in electrodeposited Cu ₂O

Kunhee Han, Feng Kang, Xiaofei Han, Meng Tao

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Abstract

Extremely large crystal grains are obtained by bromine doping in electrodeposited Cu ₂O on indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate through an acetate bath. The grains are as large as 10,000 μm ² in area, or ∼ 100 μm in linear dimension, while the film is only 1-5 μm thick. The enhanced grain size is explained by the effect of over-potential for the Cu ²⁺/Cu ⁺ redox couple on nucleation density of Cu ₂O on ITO substrate. The over-potential is a function of several deposition conditions including solution pH, deposition potential, deposition temperature, bromine precursor concentration, and copper precursor concentration. In addition, undoped Cu ₂O displays a high resistivity of 100 MΩcm. Bromine doping in Cu ₂O significantly reduces the resistivity to as low as 42 Ωcm after vacuum annealing. Br-doped Cu ₂O shows n-type behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5239-5244
Number of pages	6
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	520
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2012.03.094
State	Published - Jun 1 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Crystal morphology
Cuprous oxide
Doping
Electrochemical deposition
Nucleation
Scanning electron microscopy
X-ray diffraction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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