Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2016
INFLUENCE OF ALUMINUM DOPING ON STRUCTURAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF AZO THIN FILMS PREPARED BY SOL–GEL DIP COATING
V Balaprakash, R Rajkumar, S Sudha, P Gowrisankar
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<p>&nbsp;Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) thin films with 0&ndash;5at.% aluminum content were prepared by Sol&ndash;gel dip coating technique. The thickness of the films measured using alpha step method. The structural and morphological properties are studied respectively using X&ndash;Ray Diffraction (XRD) technique and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Higher intensity Zinc Oxide (ZnO) peak (002) is observed in 1at.% Aluminum doped film with 450&deg;C of annealing temperature. The grains are more densely packed in the films doped in 1at.% Aluminum content. Optical properties of AZO thin films are tested by UV&ndash;Visible Spectroscopy, while compå with all the films 0.5at.% Aluminum doped film produces more than 90% of transmittance.</p>
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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V Balaprakash, R Rajkumar, S Sudha, P Gowrisankar INFLUENCE OF ALUMINUM DOPING ON STRUCTURAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF AZO THIN FILMS PREPARED BY SOL–GEL DIP COATING Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 5 MAY 2016
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V Balaprakash, R Rajkumar, S Sudha, P Gowrisankar INFLUENCE OF ALUMINUM DOPING ON STRUCTURAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF AZO THIN FILMS PREPARED BY SOL–GEL DIP COATING Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 5 MAY 2016
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