Transparent conductive In-doped Cd3TeO6 thin films with perovskite structure deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering

Transparent conductive In-doped Cd3TeO6 thin films were deposited on silica glass substrate by radio frequency magnetron sputtering using targets composed of CdO, TeO2, and In2O3 powders, and their electrical and optical properties were examined. The electrical resistivity of 3.2 x 10(-3) Omega cm and an average transmittance above 80% in the visible region (400-800 nm) were obtained for the films deposited at the substrate temperature above 300 degrees C. The maximum optical band gap was 3.92 eV for the film deposited at 700 degrees C, demonstrating a large optical band gap comparable to indium tin oxide.