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UV-irradiated sol-gel spin coated AZO thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties
Thin films of transparent conductive Al doped ZnO (AZO) thin films were produced via sol-gel spin coating route. Structural, optical, and electrical properties were explored for several dopant concentrations. Formation of crystalline AZO was verified by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis and structura...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8761702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35071814 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08743 |
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author | Khan, Md. Irfan Neha, Tasratur Reaj Billah, Md. Muktadir |
author_facet | Khan, Md. Irfan Neha, Tasratur Reaj Billah, Md. Muktadir |
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description | Thin films of transparent conductive Al doped ZnO (AZO) thin films were produced via sol-gel spin coating route. Structural, optical, and electrical properties were explored for several dopant concentrations. Formation of crystalline AZO was verified by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis and structural analysis were carried out later from the XRD data. Highest band gap of 3.67 eV was found for 2 mol % AZO thin films. The average transmittance was found to be 84.19% in the visible spectra for the corresponding thin films. 2 mol% AZO also exhibited a minimum resistivity of 2.05 Ω-cm with a maximum value of figure of merit. Prolonged UV irradiation was applied to 2 mol % AZO thin films prior to annealing. It significantly modified the surface morphology of the film and provided shielding near UVA (315–378 nm) spectrum. This also enhanced the conductivity of the thin film by 3-fold compared to non-UV treated sample and decreased optical band gap significantly. |
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spelling | pubmed-87617022022-01-20 UV-irradiated sol-gel spin coated AZO thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties Khan, Md. Irfan Neha, Tasratur Reaj Billah, Md. Muktadir Heliyon Research Article Thin films of transparent conductive Al doped ZnO (AZO) thin films were produced via sol-gel spin coating route. Structural, optical, and electrical properties were explored for several dopant concentrations. Formation of crystalline AZO was verified by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis and structural analysis were carried out later from the XRD data. Highest band gap of 3.67 eV was found for 2 mol % AZO thin films. The average transmittance was found to be 84.19% in the visible spectra for the corresponding thin films. 2 mol% AZO also exhibited a minimum resistivity of 2.05 Ω-cm with a maximum value of figure of merit. Prolonged UV irradiation was applied to 2 mol % AZO thin films prior to annealing. It significantly modified the surface morphology of the film and provided shielding near UVA (315–378 nm) spectrum. This also enhanced the conductivity of the thin film by 3-fold compared to non-UV treated sample and decreased optical band gap significantly. Elsevier 2022-01-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8761702/ /pubmed/35071814 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08743 Text en © 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Research Article Khan, Md. Irfan Neha, Tasratur Reaj Billah, Md. Muktadir UV-irradiated sol-gel spin coated AZO thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties |
title | UV-irradiated sol-gel spin coated AZO thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties |
title_full | UV-irradiated sol-gel spin coated AZO thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties |
title_fullStr | UV-irradiated sol-gel spin coated AZO thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties |
title_full_unstemmed | UV-irradiated sol-gel spin coated AZO thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties |
title_short | UV-irradiated sol-gel spin coated AZO thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties |
title_sort | uv-irradiated sol-gel spin coated azo thin films: enhanced optoelectronic properties |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8761702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35071814 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08743 |
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