<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The extraction-pyrolytic method has been applied to produce the ZnO and CdO-ZnO thin films on glass and quartz glass substrates. According to X-ray diffraction measurements, the ZnO and CdO phases have been produced with an average size of crystallites about 8–42 nm in the films. The thickness of the layers measured by a profilometer has been up to 150 nm. The surface morphology measurements show that the surface of the films may be rough and non-continuous. The SEM results confirm the dependence between the preparation procedure and the quality of the thin film.</p></abstract>

The extraction-pyrolytic method has been applied to produce the ZnO and CdO-ZnO thin films on glass and quartz glass substrates. According to X-ray diffraction measurements, the ZnO and CdO phases have been produced with an average size of crystallites about 8–42 nm in the films. The thickness of the layers measured by a profilometer has been up to 150 nm. The surface morphology measurements show that the surface of the films may be rough and non-continuous. The SEM results confirm the dependence between the preparation procedure and the quality of the thin film.

Production of ZnO and CdO-ZnO thin Films by Extraction–Pyrolytic Method

Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Riga Technical University, 34 Miera Str., Salaspils, LV-2169, LATVIA

Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, 8 Kengaraga Str., LV-1063, LATVIA

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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{"article-title":"Production of ZnO and CdO-ZnO thin Films by Extraction\u2013Pyrolytic Method"}

The extraction-pyrolytic method has been applied to produce the ZnO and CdO-ZnO thin films on glass and quartz glass substrates. According to X-ray diffraction...

Production of ZnO and CdO-ZnO thin Films by Extraction–Pyrolytic Method

Published Online: Jul 27, 2016

Page range: 57 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0021

Keywords
CdO-ZnO thin films, extraction-pyrolytic method, surface morphology, X-ray diffraction

© 2016 A. Cvetkovs et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Production of ZnO and CdO-ZnO thin Films by Extraction–Pyrolytic Method

Published Online: Jul 27, 2016

Page range: 57 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0021

KeywordsCdO-ZnO thin films, extraction-pyrolytic method, surface morphology, X-ray diffraction

© 2016 A. Cvetkovs et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
CdO-ZnO thin films, extraction-pyrolytic method, surface morphology, X-ray diffraction