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[15p-A22-15] Optical loss in the near-infrared spectral region of polycrystalline
Ga-doped ZnO films for use as plasmonic materials
Keywords:ZnO-based transparent conductive films, plasmonics, optical loss
We demonstrate Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) polycrystalline films with a very low optical loss for use in plasmonic devices in telecommunication. By optimizing the O2 flow rate during film growth and the discharge current, we achieved GZO films exhibiting a very low imaginary part of the dielectric function of 0.434 at the telecommunication wavelength of 1.5 μm.