Zinc oxide films prepared by sol–gel spin coating technique

Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films and micro- and nanostructures are very promising candidates for novel applications in emerging thin-film transistors, solar cells, sensors and optoelectronic devices. In this paper, a low-cost sol–gel spin coating technique was used to fabricate ZnO films on glass substra...

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Published in:Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Materials science & processing, 2011-07, Vol.104 (1), p.263-268
Main Authors: Kamaruddin, Sharul Ashikin, Chan, Kah-Yoong, Yow, Ho-Kwang, Zainizan Sahdan, Mohd, Saim, Hashim, Knipp, Dietmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Glass
Ii-vi semiconductors
Liquid phase epitaxy
deposition from liquid phases (melts, solutions, and surface layers on liquids)
Machines
Manufacturing
Materials science
Methods of deposition of films and coatings
film growth and epitaxy
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Nanotechnology
Optical and Electronic Materials
Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation
Optical properties of specific thin films
Optoelectronic devices
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Precursors
Processes
Spin coating
Surfaces and Interfaces
Thin Films
Zinc oxide
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Summary:Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films and micro- and nanostructures are very promising candidates for novel applications in emerging thin-film transistors, solar cells, sensors and optoelectronic devices. In this paper, a low-cost sol–gel spin coating technique was used to fabricate ZnO films on glass substrates. The sol–gel fabrication process of the ZnO films is described. The influence of precursor concentration on the material properties of the ZnO films was investigated. Atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffractometry were employed to examine the structural properties of the ZnO films. The optical properties of the ZnO films were characterized with ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy. The experimental results reveal that the precursor concentration in the sol–gel spin coating process exerts a strong influence on the properties of the ZnO films. The effects of the precursor concentration are discussed.
ISSN:0947-8396
1432-0630
DOI:10.1007/s00339-010-6121-2