The influence of W-doped In2O3(IWO) buffer layer on the microstructure,electrical and optical performance of hydrogenated Ga-doped zinc oxide(HGZO) thin films deposited via reactive magnetron sputtering was researched.The experiments indicate that the IWO buffer layer can effectively improve the surface roughness and enhance the light scattering ability of natively textured surface HGZO thin films.The haze value at 550 nm wavelength increases from 7.05%(without buffer layer) to 18.37%(with buffer layer).In addition,the IWO buffer layer slightly improves the electrical performance.Through the optimization of process conditions,the IWO/HGZO thin film with 10 nm thick IWO buffer layer exhibits high optical transmittance of ~82.18% in the visible and near infrared region(400-1 100 nm) and excellent electrical properties with a lower sheet resistance of ~3.6 Ω and the resistivity of ~6.21×10-4 Ωcm.The high haze value of 18.37% at 550 nm wavelength is obtained.