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Oxide semiconductor alloys of x(LiGaO2)1/2-(1−x)ZnO were fabricated by the solid state reaction between β-LiGaO2 and ZnO and rf-magnetron sputtering. For the solid state reaction, the wurtzite-type single phases were obtained in the composition range of x⩽0.38. The formation range of the alloys was wider than that of the (Mg1−x Zn x )O system, because the β-LiGaO2 possesses a wurtzite-derived structure and approximately the same lattice constants with ZnO. The electrical resistivity and energy band gap of the 0.38(LiGaO2)1/2-0.62ZnO alloyed ceramic were 0.45 Ωcm and 3.7 eV, respectively, at room temperature. For the alloying by sputtering, the films consisting of the wurtzite-type single phase were obtained over the entire composition range of x(LiGaO2)1/2-(1−x)ZnO. The energy band gap was controllable in the range from 3.3 to 5.6 eV. For the as-deposited film fabricated using the 0.4(LiGaO2)1/2-0.6ZnO alloyed ceramic target, the energy band gap was 3.74 eV, and the electrical resistivity, carrier density and the Hall mobility at room temperature were 3.6 Ωcm, 3.4×1017 cm−3 and 5.6 cm2 V−1 s−1, respectively.
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Omata, T., Tanaka, K., Tazuke, A. et al. Novel wide band gap alloyed semiconductors, x(LiGaO2)1/2-(1−x)ZnO, and fabrication of their thin films. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 52, 111–115 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-008-0335-y
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