<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this article, ZnO thin-film deposition on a glass substrate was done using microwave induced oxygen plasma based CVD system. The prepared thin-films were tested in terms of crystallinity and optical properties by varying the microwave power. The effect of power variation on the morphology and size of final products was carefully investigated. The crystal structure, chemical composition and morphology of the final products were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL). This technique confirmed the presence of hexagonal ZnO nanocrystals in all the thin-films. The minimum crystallite grain size as obtained from the XRD measurements was ~9.7 nm and the average diameter was ~18 nm.</p></abstract>

In this article, ZnO thin-film deposition on a glass substrate was done using microwave induced oxygen plasma based CVD system. The prepared thin-films were tested in terms of crystallinity and optical properties by varying the microwave power. The effect of power variation on the morphology and size of final products was carefully investigated. The crystal structure, chemical composition and morphology of the final products were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL). This technique confirmed the presence of hexagonal ZnO nanocrystals in all the thin-films. The minimum crystallite grain size as obtained from the XRD measurements was ~9.7 nm and the average diameter was ~18 nm.

Optical investigations of microwave induced synthesis of zinc oxide thin-film

Materials Science-Poland

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In this article, ZnO thin-film deposition on a glass substrate was done using microwave induced oxygen plasma based CVD system. The prepared thin-films were...

Optical investigations of microwave induced synthesis of zinc oxide thin-film

Published Online: Jun 25, 2018

Page range: 304 - 309

Received: Sep 12, 2017

Accepted: Mar 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2018-0041

Keywords
ZnO, thin film, microwave CVD, XRD, SEM, UV, PL, Raman spectroscopy

© 2018 Akhalakur Rahman Ansari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Optical investigations of microwave induced synthesis of zinc oxide thin-film

Published Online: Jun 25, 2018

Page range: 304 - 309

Received: Sep 12, 2017

Accepted: Mar 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2018-0041

KeywordsZnO, thin film, microwave CVD, XRD, SEM, UV, PL, Raman spectroscopy

© 2018 Akhalakur Rahman Ansari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
ZnO, thin film, microwave CVD, XRD, SEM, UV, PL, Raman spectroscopy