UV detector characteristics of ZnO thin film deposited on Corning glass substrates using low-cost fabrication method

Author(s):  
N. M. Abd-Alghafour ◽  
Imad H. Kadhim ◽  
Ghassan Adnan Naeem
2005 ◽  
Vol 865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Herrmann ◽  
Friedrich Kessler ◽  
Ulf Klemm ◽  
Robert Kniese ◽  
Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier ◽  
...  

AbstractCIGS (Cu(In,Ga)Se2) thin-film solar modules on glass substrates are currently on the verge of commercialization. Entirely new application areas could be accessed with CIGS modules fabricated on thin and flexible non-glass substrates. Additionally, the roll-to-roll manufacturing of such flexible CIGS modules promises to be a low-cost production method. Different external Na supply methods and a vacuum-deposited buffer were investigated in this contribution, a sample of the challenges we face when modifying the standard, industrial CIGS module production process to the particular requirements of flexible substrates. Both metal foil substrates and polymer films are considered. Our excellent best results of above 14 % for single cells on titanium, more than 11% on polyimide, and around 7 % for modules on both substrates indicate our progress in developing flexible CIGS.


2012 ◽  
Vol 239-240 ◽  
pp. 1585-1588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuh Chung Hu ◽  
David T.W. Lin ◽  
Hai Lin Lee ◽  
Pei Zen Chang

The effect of Zinc-Oxide (ZnO) thin film annealed in different ambiences is presented. To achieve low cost and environmentally friendly process, ZnO aqueous solution is synthesized by dissolving zinc acetate dihydrate in deionized water directly. Zinc oxide aqueous solution of high solubility and stability is presented. High quality and dense Zinc oxide thin film is formed by spin coating. Annealing temperatures are in the range of 300 °C~500 °C, and annealing ambiences of both air and N2 are discussed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Hung Li ◽  
Jian-Zhang Chen ◽  
I-Chun Cheng

ABSTRACTWe investigated the electrical properties of the rf-sputtered HfxZn1-xO/ZnO heterostructures. The thermal annealing on ZnO prior to the HfxZn1-xO deposition greatly influences the properties of the heterostructures. A highly conductive interface formed at the interface between HfxZn1-xO and ZnO thin films as the ZnO annealing temperature exceeded 500°C, leading to the apparent decrease of the electrical resistance. The resistance decreased with an increase of either thickness or Hf content of the HfxZn1-xO capping layer. The Hf0.05Zn0.95O/ZnO heterostructure with a 200-nm-thick 600°C-annealed ZnO exhibits a carrier mobility of 14.3 cm2V-1s-1 and a sheet carrier concentration of 1.93×1013 cm-2; the corresponding values for the bare ZnO thin film are 0.47 cm2V-1s-1 and 2.27×1012 cm-2, respectively. Rf-sputtered HfZnO/ZnO heterostructures can potentially be used to increase the carrier mobility of thin-film transistors in large-area electronics.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Batra ◽  
Monika Tomar ◽  
Vinay Gupta

ABSTRACTZinc oxide (ZnO) thin film deposited onto indium tin oxide (ITO) coated Corning glass substrates using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique has been used as a matrix for realization of an efficient urea biosensor after immobilization of urease (Urs) enzyme onto the surface of ZnO. The bioelectrode (Urs/ZnO/ITO/glass) is found to be exhibiting an enhanced sensitivity of 22μΑmΜ−1cm−2 towards urea over a wide detection range of 5-200 mg/dl. The relatively low value of Michaelis menten constant (Km= 0.94mM) indicates high affinity of the immobilized urease towards the analyte (urea). The prepared biosensor retains 90% of its activity for more than 10 weeks. The observed enhanced response characteristics of bioelectrode are attributed to the growth of the matrix (highly c-axis oriented ZnO thin film) with desired surface morphology and high electron communication feature. The results confirm the promising application of PLD grown ZnO thin film as an efficient matrix for urea detection.


2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (19) ◽  
pp. 198501
Author(s):  
Qi Xiao-Meng ◽  
Peng Wen-Bo ◽  
Zhao Xiao-Long ◽  
He Yong-Ning

2013 ◽  
Vol 594-595 ◽  
pp. 1131-1135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fariza Mohamad ◽  
Connie Anak Abang ◽  
Nik Hisyamudin Muhd Nor ◽  
Masanobu Izaki

Zinc Oxide (ZnO) has been successfully electrodeposited on a fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrates using a simple aqueous solution containing zinc nitrate hydrate by low temperature galvanostatic electrolysis. The solution temperature of zinc nitrate hydrate was varied from 60°C to 75°C in order to investigate the effect of solution temperature on electrodeposit-ZnO thin film. The properties of ZnO film were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field-Emission Scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and Atomic force microscopy (AFM). The solution temperature shows a significant effect on structural and morphological of deposit-ZnO. The XRD patterns exhibited the increment of (002)-ZnO peak when the solution temperature increased and the highest peak was observed at 75°C. The morphology of ZnO was changed from planar to nanopillar with the solution temperature. In conclusion, ZnO nanopillar with an excellent structural properties was obtained at solution temperature of 75°C.


2013 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 478-482
Author(s):  
RISHI VYAS ◽  
SARLA SHARMA ◽  
PARUL GUPTA ◽  
K. SACHDEV ◽  
S. K. SHARMA

CNT-ZnO nanocomposite powders were synthesized by addition of carbon nanotubes (CNT) during the growth of ZnO nanoparticles using a wet-chemical method. These CNT-ZnO nanocomposites powder were then spin coated on corning glass substrates to obtain thin films which were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and current voltage characteristics. Hydrogen sensing (50- 1000 ppm) carried out on pure and CNT-ZnO nanocomposites at operating temperature of 250 and 300°C in N2 atmosphere (0.4±0.03 mbar) revealed higher sensitivity in 2 wt.% CNT-ZnO nanocomposite thin film compared to the pure ZnO thin film.


2013 ◽  
Vol 704 ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
Qi Qi Ma ◽  
Biao He ◽  
Xiao Kun Huang ◽  
Yan Lan He ◽  
Xiao Yan Yu ◽  
...  

In this paper, TiO2 thin film with MSM (metal-semiconductor-metal) structure was used to fabricate ultraviolet (UV) detector. The film was fabricated via sol-gel method on silicon wafer with 300nm oxide layer and annealed at four different temperatures (400oC, 500oC, 600oC and 800oC). The quality of the thin films was characterized by means of X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope. Then a pair of symmetric Ag electrodes were deposited by thermal evaporation through a shade mask of interdigital structure. The photo-electric properties of the device including I-V characteristic, transfer characteristic and time response et.al. were studied with or without explored to 254nm UV light. The electrical measurements of the device show a big increase of current when explored the device to 254nm UV light, and the rise time of the device is very quick, but the fall time is relatively long. The detector with simple fabrication process, low cost, and superior performance would provide a potential application in UV detectors.


2015 ◽  
Vol 804 ◽  
pp. 183-186
Author(s):  
Prapon Lertloypanyachai ◽  
Eakgapon Kaewnuam ◽  
Krittiya Sreebunpeng

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is coated onto the materials (e.g.glass ceramic) to inhibit the bacteria growth. TiO2has become a popular photocatalyst for both air and water purification. It has also shown to be very active for bacterial destruction even under UV light. The photocatalytic of TiO2involves the light-induced catalysis of reducing and oxidizing reactions on the surface of materials. The spray pyrolysis technique for material synthesis in thin-film configuration is an interesting option due to the use of inexpensive precursor materials and low-cost equipment suitable for large-area coatings. In this research, TiO2thin films were deposited onto glass substrates using spray pyrolysis technique. Escherichia coli (E.coli) was used as testing bacteria. TiO2thin films showed some antibacterial effect in the halo test.


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