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OPTIK
Volume 125, Issue 7, Pages 1816-1820Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2013.09.024
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Co doped ZnO; Thin films; Film thickness; Correlation; Ultrasonic spray
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Cobalt doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Co) thin films were deposited on glass substrates by ultrasonic spray technique decomposition of Zinc acetate dihydrate and cobalt acetate tetrahydrate in an ethanol solution with film thickness. All films are polycrystalline with a hexagonal wurtzite-type structure with a preferential orientation according to the direction (002), with the maximum crystallite size was found of 59.42 nm at 569 nm. The average transmittance of all films is about 65-95% measured by UV-vis analyzer. The band gap energy increased from 3.08 to 3.32 eV with increasing the film thickness from 192 to 569 nm. The increase of the electrical conductivity with increases in the film thickness to maximum value of 9.27 (Omega cm)(-1) can be explained by the increase in carrier concentration and displacement of the electrons of the films. The correlation between the band gap and crystal structure suggests that the band gap energy of Co doped ZnO is influenced by the crystallite size and the mean strain. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier GmbH.
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