Influence of zinc concentration on band gap and sub-band gap absorption on ZnO nanocrystalline thin films sol-gel grown

• Autorzy: Munirah , Khan Z. R. , Aziz A. , Khan M. S. , Khandaker M. U.

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DOI

DOI: 10.1515/msp-2017-0039

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

ZnO thin films were fabricated on quartz substrates at different zinc acetate molar concentrations using sol-gel spin coating method. The samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscope, UV-Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Sub-band gap absorption of ZnO thin films in the forbidden energy region was carried out using highly sensitive photothermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS). The absorption coefficients of ZnO thin films increased in the range of 1.5 eV to 3.0 eV, upon increasing zinc concentration. The optical band gaps were evaluated using Tauc’s plots and found to be in the range of 3.31 eV to 3.18 eV. They showed the red shift in the band edge on increase in zinc concentration. The PL spectra of ZnO thin films revealed the characteristic band edge emission centered at the 396 nm along with green emission centered at the 521 nm.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

photothermal deflection spectroscopy; sub-band gap; sol-gel

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Materials Science Poland
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 35, No. 1
• Strony: 246--253
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Munirah

• Laser Spectroscopy Lab., Department of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India

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Khan Z. R.

• Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Hail, Hail-2440, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Aziz A.

• Laser Spectroscopy Lab., Department of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India

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Khan M. S.

• Laser Spectroscopy Lab., Department of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India

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Khandaker M. U.

• Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).