Research Article
Enhancing Physical Properties: Chromium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Deposited by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis
2023
2
2
62-70
31.08.2023
2822-4566
Ibrahim GUNES
Emrah SARICA
Vildan BILGIN
In this study, undoped and different concentrations (3%, 6%, and 9%) of chromium-doped ZnO thin films were deposited using the ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique, and the significant effects of the dopant concentration on the physical properties of the deposited films, including structural, morphological, and electrical characteristics, were investigated. The structural analysis revealed that the thin films possessed a hexagonal wurtzite structure, and the intensity of the peak corresponding to the (002) plane initially increased with the increasing dopant concentration, then decreased, and increased again. Morphological analysis showed that there were no regular changes in the crystal sizes with increasing dopant concentration, but noticeable alterations occurred on the film surfaces. The optical band gaps of the deposited films increased from 3.24 eV to 3.31 eV with the increasing dopant concentration. The electrical resistivity values of the films varied between 3.04x101 Ωcm and 3.35x106 Ωcm, indicating that higher dopant concentrations led to an increase in resistivity
Chromium-doped ZnO thin films, Ultrasonik spray pyrolysis, Physical properties
31.07.2023
17.08.2023
31.08.2023
Ibrahim GUNES, Emrah SARICA, Vildan BILGIN JBST.August 2023.62-70 http://doi.org/10.55848/jbst.2023.34
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