Deposition of indium oxide thin films assisted by gold nanoparticles in cyclohexane

Yasuro Niidome, Hideyuki Hisanabe, Takahiro Kawasawa, Sunao Yamada

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    Abstract

    Pulsed 532-nm light from a Q-switched neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser was used for depositing indium oxide (In2O3) films on a glass substrate immersed in a cyclohexane solution of gold nanoparticles and tris(2,4-pentanedionato)indium (In(pen)3). The photoinduced deposition was triggered by photoabsorption of the gold nanoparticles. The deposited In(pen)3 was sintered into semi-transparent and electroconductive In2O3 films by successive pulsed-laser irradiation. We demonstrated a one-pot single-step method to prepare electroconductive In2O3 films in a laser-irradiated area of the substrate.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)60-63
    Number of pages4
    JournalThin Solid Films
    Volume513
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 14 2006

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

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

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