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Aqueous solution deposition of indium hydroxide and indium oxide columnar type thin films

  • Yu Qiu EMAIL logo , Peter Gerstel , Linqin Jiang , Peter Lipowsky , Luciana Pitta Bauermann and Joachim Bill
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 97 Issue 6

Abstract

Crystalline In(OH)3 and UV-emitting In2O3 thin films with a unique columnar morphology have been successfully prepared for the first time via a simple aqueous solution deposition method. In the present study, sulfonate-terminated self-assembled monolayers on single-crystal Si wafers were used as substrates for the film deposition. Uniform In(OH)3 thin films formed on self-assembled monolayers in aqueous solutions of InCl3 · 4H2O at 60°C. These films, containing columnar In(OH)3 crystals, showed preferential growth orientation along the [100] direction. The current understanding of the film formation mechanism was discussed. After annealing in air at 400 °C, these films were converted to nanocrystalline In2O3 films without modification of the morphology. Photoluminescence emission from In2O3 films was reported at approximately 3.4 eV, which was ascribed to the near-band-edge emission.

Keywords: Indium oxide; Indium hydroxide; Thin film; Aqueous solution; Photoluminescence
Dr. Yu Qiu Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung Pulvermetallurgisches Laboratorium Heisenbergstr. 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany Tel.: +49 711 689 3101 Fax: +49 711 689 3131

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Fritz Aldinger on the occasion of his 65th birthday

  1. This work is partly supported by Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation.

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Received: 2006-02-06
Accepted: 2006-03-04
Published Online: 2022-01-11

© 2006 Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2006-0130
Keywords for this article
Indium oxide; Indium hydroxide; Thin film; Aqueous solution; Photoluminescence

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