Investigation of substrate effect on Co-doped ZnO thin films prepared by thermionic vacuum arc technique

Özkan M., Sadık Erdem S., Mohammadigharehbagh R., Kurtaran S., Pat S.

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, cilt.146, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 146
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110095
  • Dergi Adı: Inorganic Chemistry Communications
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, DIALNET
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Co -doped ZnO, Thin film, Structural properties, Surface properties, Optical properties, NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES, MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES, GROWTH, SENSOR
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2022 Elsevier B.V.In this paper, the substrate effect on cobalt-doped ZnO thin films and crystal defects on optical properties of the sample have been investigated. The structural, elemental, surface and optical properties of the films were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy and UV–vis spectrophotometry. The XRD results confirm the polycrystalline nature and formation of ZnO (1 0 0) plane for both substrates was detected. Metal oxide and bimetal oxide structures were determined using by XRD analyses. Average crystallite size of the films has been computed as 20 and 25 nm on the glass and Si substrates, respectively. The thicknesses of the films were recorded as 85 and 90 nm on the glass and Si substrates, respectively. The mean transmittance value was measured as 71 %. The band gap value of Co-doped ZnO thin film was calculated as 3.22 eV. The Urbach energy was achieved as 227 meV depending on the lattice distortions and structural defects. According to obtain results, TVA is a promising method for Co doped ZnO thin film production.