<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Undoped ZnO thin films have been prepared on glass substrates at different substrate temperatures by spray pyrolysis method. The effect of temperature on the structural, morphological and optical properties of n-type ZnO films was studied. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results confirmed that the ZnO thin films were polycrystalline with wurtzite structure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements showed that the surface morphology of the films changed with temperature. The studies demonstrated that the ZnO film had a transmission of about 85 % and energy gap of 3.28 eV at 450 °C. The RBS measurements revealed that ZnO layers with a thickness up to 200 nm had a good stoichiometry.</p></abstract>

Undoped ZnO thin films have been prepared on glass substrates at different substrate temperatures by spray pyrolysis method. The effect of temperature on the structural, morphological and optical properties of n-type ZnO films was studied. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results confirmed that the ZnO thin films were polycrystalline with wurtzite structure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements showed that the surface morphology of the films changed with temperature. The studies demonstrated that the ZnO film had a transmission of about 85 % and energy gap of 3.28 eV at 450 °C. The RBS measurements revealed that ZnO layers with a thickness up to 200 nm had a good stoichiometry.

Effect of substrate temperature on structural and optical properties of spray deposited ZnO thin films

Laboratory of Electron Microscopy and Materials Sciences University of Science and Technology of Oran, B.P. 1505, 31000 El-Mnaouer Oran, Algeria

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Undoped ZnO thin films have been prepared on glass substrates at different substrate temperatures by spray pyrolysis method. The effect of temperature on the...

Effect of substrate temperature on structural and optical properties of spray deposited ZnO thin films

Published Online: Aug 30, 2016

Page range: 491 - 496

Received: Jun 15, 2014

Accepted: Mar 26, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2015-0062

Keywords
ZnO, spray deposition, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), structural, optical and electrical properties

© 2016

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

Effect of substrate temperature on structural and optical properties of spray deposited ZnO thin films

Published Online: Aug 30, 2016

Page range: 491 - 496

Received: Jun 15, 2014

Accepted: Mar 26, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2015-0062

KeywordsZnO, spray deposition, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), structural, optical and electrical properties

© 2016

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

Keywords
ZnO, spray deposition, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), structural, optical and electrical properties