本實驗使用反應式離子束濺鍍法沉積摻氮氧化鋅薄膜，採用陽極層離子源同時通入氬氣以及氮氣，以氧化鋅為靶材，成功的製備出摻氮氧氧化鋅薄膜。陽極層離子源具高電流之特性，可以提高濺擊產率增加薄膜沉積速度，且氮氣電漿光譜顯示有較高的氮原子，應可改善掺氮氧化鋅薄膜中氮之濃度。研究結果顯示在所沉積之薄膜皆具(002)擇優成長方向之特性，實驗結果顯示未掺氮之氧化鋅薄膜在200下成長並於700C退火具有最小(002)繞射峰值之半高寬，且光致螢光光譜亦顯示此樣品有較好之半高寬且綠光缺陷也較低。以此條件沉積20 nm緩衝層。在室溫下成長之氧化鋅較為緻密且平整而300℃下之氧化鋅有呈現結晶顆粒的分佈，顯示當成長溫度升高時氧化鋅薄膜之結晶情較為明顯。拉曼光譜儀分析氧化鋅薄膜，得到氧化鋅E2(high) 436cm-1之氧化鋅峰值及在摻氮氧化鋅得到275 cm-1及582 cm-1之局部震盪模式，證明已成功地將氮掺入氧化鋅中，霍爾量測結果顯示所沉積之掺氮氧化鋅皆呈現n-型，有可能是由於過多的分子氮佔據氧原子之位置而形成雙施子使薄膜呈現n型。變溫霍爾量測結果顯示摻氮氧化鋅在溫度165K-300K範圍內符合熱活化傳導，得到氮流量為0.5 sccm下之活化能約73 meV。此外本實驗摻氮氧化鋅比未摻雜之氧化鋅有較高的穿透率約80%~90%，並且計算出其光學能隙約為 3.158 eV。

Nitrogen doped ZnO (ZnO:N) thin films have been deposited by reactive ion beam sputter deposition utilizing an anode layer ion source. Both argon and nitrogen were passed simultaneously through the ion source to act as sputtering and reactive ion species, respectively. The plasma spectrum of the anode layer ion source shows distinctive atomic nitrogen emission lines suggesting that the incorporation of atomic nitrogen into ZnO may be improved. Experimental results show that all the film exhibit a preferred orientation along the (002) direction. A 20 nm un-doped ZnO was first deposited at 200C and subsequently annealed at 700C to act as buffer layers. Higher annealing temperature causes decomposition of the ZnO film and results in increased deep level green emission. ZnO:N was deposited on the buffer layer at 25 ~ 300C. Micro-Raman spectroscopy analysis shows Raman peaks at 275 and 582 cm-1, which is due to the local vibration mode of nitrogen in ZnO. All the nitrogen doped ZnO exhibit n-type conductivity. Conversion from n-type to p-type was not observed regardless of nitrogen flow rates or post-growth annealing. This is likely due to the formation of molecular nitrogen occupying oxygen sites (N2)O that act as double donors. Variable temperature Hall effect measurement shows that at temperatures above 165 K, the transport is governed by thermally activated carriers. The activation energy for conduction in this temperature range is 73 meV. The bandgap of ZnO:N is 3.158 eV, while the transmittance is larger than 80% in the visible region.

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