Table 4. Temperatures at which the metastable phase, the Sb phase or the ZnSb phase appear and disappear in the five Ag-doped thin films.
| Film sample | ZSA1_RT | ZSA1_423K | ZSA1_473K | ZSA2 | ZSA3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target | (Zn0.99Ag0.01)4Sb3 | Zn0.99Ag0.01Sb | Zn0.98Ag0.02Sb | |||
| Film composition | (Zn+Ag):Sb = 58:42 = 1.38 | (Zn+Ag):Sb = 45:55 = 0.82 | ||||
| T max (K) | 573 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 573 | |
| Metastable phase | ||||||
| T appear (K) | 480 | 478 | 484 | 499 | 497 | |
| T disappear (K) | 548 | 555 | 554 | 548 | 546 | |
| Sb | ||||||
| T appear (K) | 497 | 499 | 498 | 499 | 497 | |
| T disappear (K) | 546 | 555 | 554 | – | – | |
| T reappear (K) | 573 | 573 | 573 | – | – | |
| ZnSb | ||||||
| T appear (K) | 539 | 548 | 547 | 541 | 533 | |