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The sprayed ZnO films: nanostructures and physical parameters

M. Benhaliliba1, A. Tiburcio-Silver2, A. Avila-Garcia3, A. Tavira3, Y. S. Ocak4, M. S. Aida5 and C. E. Benouis1

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 Corresponding author: M. Benhaliliba, E-mail: mbenhaliliba@gmail.com

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Abstract: We synthesized the pure and indium-doped (IZO) ZnO films with a facile composition control spray pyrolysis route. The substrate temperature (Ts) and In-doping effects on the properties of as-grown films are investigated. The X-ray pattern confirms that the as-synthesized ZnO phase is grown along a (002) preferential plane. It is revealed that the crystalline structure is improved with a substrate temperature of 350 ℃. Moreover, the morphology of as-grown films, analyzed by AFM, shows nanostructures that have grown along the c-axis. The (3 × 3μm2) area scanned AFM surface studies give the smooth film surface RMS <40 nm. The UV-VIS-IR measurements reveal that the sprayed films are highly transparent in the visible and IR bands. The photoluminescence analysis shows that the strong blue and yellow luminescences of 2.11 and 2.81 eV are emitted from ZnO and IZO films with a slight shift in photon energy caused by In-doping. The band gap is a bit widened by In-doping, 3.21 eV (ZnO) and 3.31 eV (IZO) and the resistivity is reduced from 385 to 8 Ω ·m. An interesting result is the resistivity linear dependence on the substrate temperature of pure ZnO films.

Key words: sprayed ZnO filmsdeposition temperatureAFM observationphotoluminescence emissionresistivity



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Fig. 1.  (a) X-ray pattern of ZnO films grown at $T_{\rm s}$ ranging within 250-400 $^\circ C$. (b) X-ray pattern of ZnO-IZO films grown at 350 $^\circ C$. JCPDS card of (002) orientation is shown by the solid line.

Fig. 2.  (Color online) (a) The UV-VIS-IR transmittance versus photon wavelength of ZnO films grown at various substrate temperatures. (b) The UV-VIS-IR transmittance versus photon wavelength of ZnO-IZO films at 350 $^\circ C$.

Fig. 3.  AFM pictures (3 $\times$ 3 $\mu $m$^{2})$ and two and three-dimensional views of sprayed ZnO films at different temperatures. 2D-view shows the particle statistics at (a) 250 $^\circ C$,(b) 300 $^\circ C$,(c) 350 $^\circ C$,and (d) 400 $^\circ C

Fig. 4.  The AFM pictures (3 $\times $ 3 $\mu $m$^{2})$ and two and three-dimensional views of sprayed IZO films at 350 $^\circ C$. 2D-view shows the particle statistics.

Fig. 5.  (a) The PL plot versus photon energy of sprayed ZnO films at several substrate temperatures. (b) The PL plot versus wavelength of sprayed ZnO and IZO at fixed $T_{\rm s}$ of 350 $^\circ C$

Fig. 6.  The linear dependence plot of resistivity versus deposition temperature.

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Table 1.   RMS,height of grain,layer thickness,transmittance @ 550 nm,optical band gap and electrical parameters of sprayed ZnO and IZO films at various $T_{\rm s}$.

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      M. Benhaliliba, A. Tiburcio-Silver, A. Avila-Garcia, A. Tavira, Y. S. Ocak, M. S. Aida, C. E. Benouis. The sprayed ZnO films: nanostructures and physical parameters[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(8): 083001. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/8/083001 M. Benhaliliba, A. Tiburcio-Silver, A. Avila-Garcia, A. Tavira, Y. S. Ocak, M. S. Aida, C. E. Benouis. The sprayed ZnO films: nanostructures and physical parameters[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(8): 083001. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/8/083001.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      M. Benhaliliba, A. Tiburcio-Silver, A. Avila-Garcia, A. Tavira, Y. S. Ocak, M. S. Aida, C. E. Benouis. The sprayed ZnO films: nanostructures and physical parameters[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(8): 083001. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/8/083001

      M. Benhaliliba, A. Tiburcio-Silver, A. Avila-Garcia, A. Tavira, Y. S. Ocak, M. S. Aida, C. E. Benouis. The sprayed ZnO films: nanostructures and physical parameters[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(8): 083001. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/8/083001.
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      The sprayed ZnO films: nanostructures and physical parameters

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      • Corresponding author: E-mail: mbenhaliliba@gmail.com
      • Received Date: 2015-01-26
      • Accepted Date: 2015-03-13
      • Published Date: 2015-01-25

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