Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films
Pure Zinc oxide (ZnO) and silver doped ZnO (Ag/ZnO) thin films have potential applications in many optoelectronic devices. In this work, ZnO and Ag/ZnO thin films were prepared by a low-cost sol–gel method followed by a spin coating technique on glass substrates. Both ZnO and Ag/ZnO were spin-coated...
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| description | Pure Zinc oxide (ZnO) and silver doped ZnO (Ag/ZnO) thin films have potential applications in many optoelectronic devices. In this work, ZnO and Ag/ZnO thin films were prepared by a low-cost sol–gel method followed by a spin coating technique on glass substrates. Both ZnO and Ag/ZnO were spin-coated at various deposition layers (ranging from 3 to 11 deposition layers) to investigate the correlation of films’ thickness on the structural and optical properties. All the prepared films were subjected to an annealing temperature of 300 °C for 1 hr. The results showed that ZnO and Ag/ZnO XRD patterns had polycrystalline wurtzite structures with (101) direction domination. On the other hand, with the addition of silver dopant, the optical properties were improved at a transmittance value greater than 90% compared to ZnO (80% transmittance). FESEM results revealed that the ZnO thin film’s average grain measurement was about 65.4 nm, while Ag/ZnO exhibits grain measurement of approximately 69.3 nm. The surface morphologies showed that Ag/ZnO thin films exhibit a rougher surface due to the aggregation of silver nanoparticles. Despite the existence of agglomerated nanoparticles and higher deposition layer, the optical transmission of the Ag/ZnO is undistorted. |
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| spelling | UMPir354602022-10-19T07:09:52Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35460/ Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films Azra Shakira, Hassan Nurul Huda, Abu Bakar HD Industries. Land use. Labor Q Science (General) T Technology (General) Pure Zinc oxide (ZnO) and silver doped ZnO (Ag/ZnO) thin films have potential applications in many optoelectronic devices. In this work, ZnO and Ag/ZnO thin films were prepared by a low-cost sol–gel method followed by a spin coating technique on glass substrates. Both ZnO and Ag/ZnO were spin-coated at various deposition layers (ranging from 3 to 11 deposition layers) to investigate the correlation of films’ thickness on the structural and optical properties. All the prepared films were subjected to an annealing temperature of 300 °C for 1 hr. The results showed that ZnO and Ag/ZnO XRD patterns had polycrystalline wurtzite structures with (101) direction domination. On the other hand, with the addition of silver dopant, the optical properties were improved at a transmittance value greater than 90% compared to ZnO (80% transmittance). FESEM results revealed that the ZnO thin film’s average grain measurement was about 65.4 nm, while Ag/ZnO exhibits grain measurement of approximately 69.3 nm. The surface morphologies showed that Ag/ZnO thin films exhibit a rougher surface due to the aggregation of silver nanoparticles. Despite the existence of agglomerated nanoparticles and higher deposition layer, the optical transmission of the Ag/ZnO is undistorted. Elsevier Ltd 2022 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35460/1/Structural%2C%20optical%20and%20morphological%20properties%20of%20pure%20and%20silver%20doped%20zinc%20oxide%20thin%20films.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35460/2/Structural%2C%20optical%20and%20morphological%20properties%20of%20pure%20and%20silver%20doped%20zinc%20oxide%20thin%20films_Abs.pdf Azra Shakira, Hassan and Nurul Huda, Abu Bakar (2022) Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films. In: Materials Today: Proceedings, 3rd Symposium on Industrial Science and Technology (SISTEC2021) , 25-26 August 2021 , Virtual Conference, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. pp. 1376-1380., 51 (Part 2). ISSN 2214-7853 (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.11.478 |
| spellingShingle | HD Industries. Land use. Labor Q Science (General) T Technology (General) Azra Shakira, Hassan Nurul Huda, Abu Bakar Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films |
| title | Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films |
| title_full | Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films |
| title_fullStr | Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films |
| title_short | Structural, optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films |
| title_sort | structural optical and morphological properties of pure and silver doped zinc oxide thin films |
| topic | HD Industries. Land use. Labor Q Science (General) T Technology (General) |
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