Investigation of structural and optical properties of ZnO films co-doped with fluorine and indium

KESKENLER E. F., Turgut G., DOĞAN S.

SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES, cilt.52, sa.1, ss.107-115, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.spmi.2012.04.002
  • Dergi Adı: SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.107-115
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thin films, Nanostructure, F and In co-doping ZnO, Lattice, Sol-gel, THIN-FILMS, ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES, PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES, TRANSPARENT, DEPOSITION, MORPHOLOGY
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Undoped ZnO film and ZnO films, which are co-doped with F and In (FIZO) at different concentrations, were synthesized by sol-gel technique and the effects of co-doping of F and In on structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films were investigated. The concentration ratio of [F]/[Zn] was altered from 0.25 to 1.75 with 0.50 step at.% mole and [In]/[Zn] was altered from 0.25 to 1.00 with 0.25 step at.% mole. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the films have polycrystalline nature and the (002) preferred orientation is the stronger peak. No extra phases involving zinc, fluorine and indium compounds were observed even at high F and In content. The grain size of undoped ZnO and FIZO thin films varied between 15 and 20 nm with a small fluctuation. From the SEM images, although the undoped ZnO had a smooth and particle-shaped surface, FIZO films had nanofiber-networks shapes over the surface with average size of 500 nm. The surface morphologies and crystallite sizes for the F and In doped films were slightly different from than those of undoped film. From the optical study, a slight shrinkage of band gap was backwardly observed from 3.36 to 3.25 eV with the increasing of F and In content. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.