Journal
JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 603-609Publisher
IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1007/BF03246140
Keywords
Nanostructure; Sol-gel; Thin film; Spin coating; Dip coating; ZnO
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- Center of Excellence (Chemistry), University of Isfahan
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In this study, we use dipping and spinning methods to coat glass slides with sol-gel ZnO thin films, composed of zinc acetate dihydrate, monoethanolamine ( MEA), de-ionized water and isopropanol. The effect of the annealing temperature on the structural morphology and optical properties of these films is investigated. These ZnO films were preheated at 275 degrees C for 10 min and annealed either at 350, 450 or 550 degrees C for 60 min. As-deposited films, formed by amorphous zinc oxide-acetate submicron particles, are transformed into a highly-oriented ZnO after thermal treatment. The surface morphology, phase structure and optical properties of the thin films were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and optical transmittance. Both techniques produced nanostructured ZnO thin films with well-defined orientation. The annealed films were transparent in the visible range with an absorption edge at about 375 nm and a transmittance of ca 85-90% with an average diameter of 40 nm. XRD results show the film was composed of polycrystalline wurtzite, with a preferential c-axis orientation of ( 002) and a single sharp XRD peak at 34.40, corresponding to the hexagonal ZnO. The grain size is increased by the annealing temperature. Both coating techniques create sol-gel ZnO films with the potential for application as transparent electrodes in optic and electronic devices.
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