Journal
PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER
Volume 490, Issue -, Pages 16-20Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2016.03.009
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Thin film; X-ray diffraction; Optical properties and electrical properties
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- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- RU Top-Down Grant [1001/CSS/870019]
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Zinc oxide receives remarkable attention due to its several attractive physical properties. Zinc oxide thin films doped with nitrogen were grown by employing RF magnetron sputtering method at room temperature. Doping was accomplished in gaseous medium by mixing high purity nitrogen gas along with argon sputtering gas. Structural studies confirmed the high crystalline nature with c-axis oriented growth of the nitrogen doped zinc oxide thin films. The tensile strain was developed due to the incorporation of the nitrogen into the ZnO crystal lattice. Surface roughness of the grown films was found to be decreased with increasing doping level was identified through atomic force microscope analysis. The presenting phonon modes of each film were confirmed through FTIR spectral analysis. The increasing doping level leads towards red-shifting of the cut-off wavelength due to decrement of the band gap was identified through UV-vis spectroscopy. All the doped films exhibited p-type conductivity was ascertained using Hall measurements and the obtained results were presented. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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