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BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages 690-698Publisher
BEILSTEIN-INSTITUT
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.4.78
Keywords
atomic layer deposition; optical properties; photoluminescence; thin films; ZnO
Funding
- EU [PIRSES-GA-2012-318520]
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A study of transmittance and photoluminescence spectra on the growth of oxygen-rich ultra-thin ZnO films prepared by atomic layer deposition is reported. The structural transition from an amorphous to a polycrystalline state is observed upon increasing the thickness. The unusual behavior of the energy gap with thickness reflected by optical properties is attributed to the improvement of the crystalline structure resulting from a decreasing concentration of point defects at the growth of grains. The spectra of UV and visible photoluminescence emissions correspond to transitions near the band-edge and defect-related transitions. Additional emissions were observed from band-tail states near the edge. A high oxygen ratio and variable optical properties could be attractive for an application of atomic layer deposition (ALD) deposited ultrathin ZnO films in optical sensors and biosensors.
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