Effect of Solution pH and Post-annealing temperatures on the Optical Bandgap of the Copper Oxide Thin Films Grown by modified SILAR Method

MRS Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
pp. 937-944
Author(s):  
S.F.U. Farhad ◽  
S. Majumder ◽  
Md. A. Hossain ◽  
N.I. Tanvir ◽  
R. Akter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Cupric Oxide ◽  
Optical Bandgap ◽  
Soda Lime Glass ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Silar Method ◽  
Annealing Temperatures ◽  
Post Annealing ◽  
Deposited Films

AbstractCuprous oxide (Cu2O) thin films have been grown on both soda lime glass (SLG) microscope slides and Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide (FTO) substrates by a modified SILAR technique. The pH level of the bath solution was systematically varied in the range of 4.50 – 7.95 to elucidate their effect on the physical properties of the deposited product. The prepared films showed compact surface morphology composed of spherical grains evident from their SEM images. The XRD measurement showed that the as-deposited films were single phase Cu2O with (111) preferred orientation and this texturing was found to be increasing with increasing pH and annealing temperature. The annealed Cu2O films were found to be stable up to 200 °C and completely converted to cupric oxide (CuO) phases when the temperature reached to 350 °C. The estimated optical bandgaps of the as-grown samples were found in the range of 2.28 – 2.48 eV using UV-Vis-NIR transmission data and showing a bandgap narrowing trend with the decreasing level of solution pH. The effect of post-annealing temperatures (75-350 0C) on the as-deposited films was also studied and found to be crucial to control the optical bandgap (1.44 – 2.13) eV and electrical properties of the films. The sheet resistance of the as-deposited samples was found to be decreasing from 4120 MΩ/square to 800 MΩ/square while grown with increasing acetic acid content in the precursor solutions and decreasing up to 2.66 MΩ/square while annealing up to 250 °C in the air.

scholarly journals Influence of Substrate, Process Conditions, and Post-Annealing Temperature on the Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown by SILAR Method

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijoy Chandra Ghos ◽  
Md. Alauddin Hossain ◽  
Nazmul Islam Tanvir ◽  
Shanta Majumder ◽  
Mohammad Atiqur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Zno Thin Films ◽  
Soda Lime Glass ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Silar Method ◽  
Post Annealing ◽  
Cu Foil ◽  
Foil Substrate ◽  
Deposited Films

Here we report the effect of substrate, sonication process, and post-annealing on the structural, morphological, and optical properties of ZnO thin films grown in presence of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) at temperature 30 – 65 ℃ by SILAR method on both soda lime glass (SLG) and Cu foil. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns confirmed the preferential growth of ZnO thin films along (002) and (101) plane while grown on SLG and Cu foil substrate respectively. Both XRD and Raman spectra confirmed the ZnO and Cu-oxide phases of the deposited films. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the deposited films shows compact and uniformly distributed grains for samples grown without sonication while using IPA at temperature 50 and 65 ℃. The post-annealing treatment improves the crystallinity of the films, further evident by XRD and UV-VIS-NIR results. The estimated optical bandgaps are in the range of 3.37-3.48 eV for as-made samples. Results revealed that high-quality ZnO thin films could be grown without sonication using IPA dispersant at 50 ℃, which is much lower than the reported results using the SILAR method. This study suggests that in the presence of IPA, the SLG substrate results in better c-axis oriented ZnO thin films than that of DI water, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol at the optimum temperature of 50 ℃. Air-annealing of the samples grown on Cu foils induced the formation of CuxO/ZnO junctions which is evident from the characteristic I-V curve including the structural and optical data.

Doping and Annealing Effects on the Optical Bandgap of the Nickel Doped Copper Oxide Thin Films

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-248
Author(s):  
Fatmah S. Bahabri ◽  
Alaa Y. Mahmoud ◽  
Wafa A. Alghameeti
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Doping Concentration ◽  
Cupric Oxide ◽  
Optical Bandgap ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Bandgap Energy ◽  
Direct Bandgap ◽  
Annealing Temperatures ◽  
Annealing Effects

In this work, we study the optical properties of the Nickel doped cupric oxide Ni-CuO thin films with Ni various doping concentrations (0, 20, 30, 50, 70, and 80%), at two different annealing temperatures; 200 and 400 °C. The absorbance and optical bandgap for the films are calculated and compared. We find that all films exhibit clear peaks in the visible range, with the increase in the absorptivity via increasing both annealing and Ni concentration. We also find that the annealing affects the shape of the absorbance peaks to be narrowed and blue shifted. Investigation on the direct bandgap energy shows that all films exhibit large direct gap; ranging from 3.87 to 4.01 eV. For non-annealed films, direct bandgap increases with increasing the Ni concentration, while for the annealed samples, the direct bandgap generally decreases by annealing, and with increasing the doping concentration. For the indirect bandgap analysis, the calculated values of the bandgap are ranging from 0.62 to 1.96 eV. We find that for non-annealed films, the indirect bandgap increases with increasing the doping concentration, while after annealing, the bandgap decreases with increasing the doping concentration for the annealing at 200 and 400 °C, with more decreasing in the gap at 400 °C.

scholarly journals Characterization of MgO:Cd thin films grown by SILAR method

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (7) ◽  
pp. 804-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harun Güney ◽  
Demet İskenderoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Soda Lime ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Emission Region ◽  
Soda Lime Glass ◽  
Silar Method ◽  
Soda Lime Glass Substrate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cd Doping

The undoped and 1%, 2%, and 3% Cd-doped MgO nanostructures were grown by SILAR method on the soda lime glass substrate. X-ray diffractometer (XRD), ultraviolet–visible spectrometer, scanning electron microscope, photoluminescence (PL), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements were taken to investigate Cd doping effects on the structural, optical, and morphological properties of MgO nanostructures. XRD measurements show that the samples have cubic structure and planes of (200), (220) of MgO and (111), (200), and (220) of CdO. It was observed that band gaps increase with rising Cd doping rate in MgO thin film. The surface morphology of samples demonstrates that MgO nanostructures have been affected by the Cd doping. PL measurements show that undoped and Cd-doped MgO thin films can radiate in the visible emission region.

scholarly journals Rapid and Scalable Wire-bar Strategy for Coating of TiO2 Thin-films: Effect of Post-Annealing Temperatures on Structures and Catalytic Dye-Degradation

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1683 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Divya ◽  
S. Arulkumar ◽  
S. Parthiban ◽  
Anandarup Goswami ◽  
Tansir Ahamad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Dye Degradation ◽  
Window Glass ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Annealing Temperatures ◽  
Post Annealing

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films were rapidly coated on Corning glass substrates from the precursor solution using the wire-bar technique at the room temperature and then post-annealed at 400, 500 and 600 °C for 1 h under atmospheric conditions. The structural, morphological, optical, wettability and photocatalytic properties of the films were studied. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the formation of an anatase TiO2 structure irrespective of the post-annealing temperatures. The optical transparency of the films in the visible range was measured to be > 70%. A water contact angle (WCA) of ~0° was observed for TiO2 thin-film, post-annealed at 400 °C and 500 °C. However, WCA of 40.3° was observed for post-annealed at 600 °C. The photocatalytic dye-degradation using post-annealed thin-film was investigated indicating a steady improvement in the dye-degradation percentage (from 24.3 to 29.4%) with the increase of post-annealing temperature. The demonstrated TiO2 thin-films deposited by wire-bar coating technique showed promises for the manufacturing of large-area cost-effective self-cleaning window glass.

THE INFLUENCE OF SYNTHESIZING TEMPERATURES ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE Cu/Sn/ZnS PRECURSOR THIN FILMS

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550009
Author(s):  
YA MING SUN ◽  
DONG LONG ◽  
XIANG CHENG MENG ◽  
ZHONG HUA ◽  
BO LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Soda Lime ◽  
Soda Lime Glass ◽  
Wave Band ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Microstructure Morphology ◽  
Uv Visible ◽  
Precursor Thin Film

Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 thin films were prepared on soda-lime glass by sulfurization of the Cu / Sn / ZnS precursors. The microstructure, morphology and optical properties of the films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman scattering (Raman), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-visible spectrophotometer (UV-Vis). The SEM images of the precursor and the thin films annealed at different temperatures are very different due to their different surface products. The absorption spectrum shifts to high-wave band region with increasing annealing temperatures. The precursor thin film annealed at 500°C for 2 h forms a single CZTS phase with kesterite structure and the bandgap is estimated to be 1.54 eV.

scholarly journals Synthesis of ZnO thin film by chemical spray pyrolysis using its nano powder

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reem S. Khaleel ◽  
◽  
Mustafa Sh. Hashim ◽  
Samer Gh. Majeed ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Chemical Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spray Process ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Chemical Spray ◽  
Zno Powders ◽  
Deposited Films

The deposition of metal oxides powder faces several problems, including poor adhesion to the bases deposited on them, the presence of many cracks, poor thickness control, and other disadvantages. The current study gives a new and simple idea to deposit thin films using two ZnO powders with nano and microparticle sizes on glass substrates. This was done by transforming the powders to Zinc acetate and then using chemical spray pyrolysis to deposit ZnO thin films. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed that the prepared film from the nanopowder (ZnONano) lost the independence of powder’s nanoparticles and became a homogeneous film with nano projections. But the deposited one from the micro powder (ZnOMicro) had both nanorods and nanoplates. The different shapes and sizes of ZnO particles in ZnOMicro powder were disappeared after the Spray process. The two deposited films were homogeneous, crack-free and there were controllable thicknesses during the deposition. X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) was used to measure weights and atomic percentages of elements for the deposited films. The structures of the deposited films were approximately identical as the X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique showed. The optical properties of these two films were studied and their parameters were measured and calculated.

Comparative studies on the morphological, structural and optical properties of NiO thin films grown by vacuum and non-vacuum deposition techniques

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Shah Jamal ◽  
M.S. chowdhury ◽  
Saraswati Bajgai ◽  
M Hossain ◽  
A. Laref ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Soda Lime ◽  
Lower Surface ◽  
Soda Lime Glass ◽  
Structural Studies ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Soda Lime Glass Substrate ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Deposited Films ◽  
Deposition Techniques

Abstract The structural and optical characteristics of Nickel oxide thin films (NiOTF) formed on the soda-lime glass substrate (SLG) under vacuum and non-vacuum conditions are investigated in this work. The difference between RFMS (Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering; vacuum) and SP (spray pyrolysis; non-vacuum) was helpful in the development of NiOTF. Deposited films data for this study were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), scanning probe microscopy (SPM), and optical spectrophotometer. Structural studies disclosed that NiOTF developed via RFMS technique was more uniform with large crystals and lower surface roughness in contrast to that of developed via SP technique. Transmittance spectrum divulged that the transmittance of spray pyrolyzed NiO films are ~10% less than that of ones produced by RFMS. Urbach energy analysis of NiOTF developed by RFMS and SP affirmed the findings of structural studies.

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