title: Study of indium tin oxide thin films deposited on acrylics substrates by ion beam assisted deposition technique.
abstract: Indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films have been deposited onto acrylics (PMMA) substrates by ion beam assisted deposition technique at different oxygen flows. The structural, optical and electrical properties of the deposited films have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmittance, FTIR, ellipsometry and Hall effect measurements. The optical constants of the deposited films have been calculated by fitting the ellipsometric spectra. The effects of the oxygen flow on the properties of the deposited films have been studied. It has been found that 40 sccm oxygen flow is an optimum value for getting the films with good transmittance and low electrical resistivity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Rua Dr António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Li-Jian
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Erjun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: dos Santos