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Comparative study of ITO and FTO thin films grown by spray pyrolysis

Publicated to: MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN. 44 (7): 1458-1461 - 2009-07-01 44(7), DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2009.02.019

Authors: Aouaj MA; Diaz R; Belayachi A; Rueda F; Abd-Lefdil M

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Mohammed V University in Rabat - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author

Abstract

Tin doped indium oxide (ITO) and fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) thin films have been prepared by one step spray pyrolysis. Both film types grown at 400 °C present a single phase, ITO has cubic structure and preferred orientation (4 0 0) while FTO exhibits a tetragonal structure. Scanning electron micrographs showed homogeneous surfaces with average grain size around 257 and 190 nm for ITO and FTO respectively. The optical properties have been studied in several ITO and FTO samples by transmittance and reflectance measurements. The transmittance in the visible zone is higher in ITO than in FTO layers with a comparable thickness, while the reflectance in the infrared zone is higher in FTO in comparison with ITO. The best electrical resistivity values, deduced from optical measurements, were 8 × 10-4 and 6 × 10-4 Ω cm for ITO (6% of Sn) and FTO (2.5% of F) respectively. The figure of merit reached a maximum value of 2.15 × 10-3 Ω-1 for ITO higher than 0.55 × 10-3 Ω-1 for FTO. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

A. thin filmsC. x-ray diffractionD. electrical propertiesD. optical properties

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2009, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Mechanical Engineering.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-06:

  • WoS: 132
  • Scopus: 164

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-06:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 249.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 249 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Morocco.