Abstract
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have been obtained by thermal oxidation of DC- sputtered Zinc film (Zn) above the melting temperature of Zinc. The zinc film is directly deposited on the glass substrate or on a ZnO layer pre-deposited on the glass by DC reactive plasma. The films were characterized by X-ray Diffraction before and after oxidation treatment. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) revealed the formation of needlelike and nanostructured network. The optical properties of the obtained nanostructures were studied using UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer. The results showed that the presence of pre-deposited ZnO layer on the glass substrate improves significantly the transmittance of the obtained layered structure. Photoluminescence results showed the presence of a weak near band edge emission at 3.35 eV and a defect band which is much broader than that observed in pure Zinc Oxide.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1377-1379 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Dc-sputtering
- Light trapping
- Nanostructures
- Thermal oxidation
- ZnO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Growth of zinc oxide nanostructures via thermal oxidation of DC-sputtered zinc films. / Abdallah, Amir; Tabet, Nouar; Dastageer, Mohamed; Said, Syed.
In: Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics, Vol. 8, No. 4, 01.04.2011, p. 1377-1379.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Growth of zinc oxide nanostructures via thermal oxidation of DC-sputtered zinc films
AU - Abdallah, Amir
AU - Tabet, Nouar
AU - Dastageer, Mohamed
AU - Said, Syed
PY - 2011/4/1
Y1 - 2011/4/1
N2 - Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have been obtained by thermal oxidation of DC- sputtered Zinc film (Zn) above the melting temperature of Zinc. The zinc film is directly deposited on the glass substrate or on a ZnO layer pre-deposited on the glass by DC reactive plasma. The films were characterized by X-ray Diffraction before and after oxidation treatment. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) revealed the formation of needlelike and nanostructured network. The optical properties of the obtained nanostructures were studied using UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer. The results showed that the presence of pre-deposited ZnO layer on the glass substrate improves significantly the transmittance of the obtained layered structure. Photoluminescence results showed the presence of a weak near band edge emission at 3.35 eV and a defect band which is much broader than that observed in pure Zinc Oxide.
AB - Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have been obtained by thermal oxidation of DC- sputtered Zinc film (Zn) above the melting temperature of Zinc. The zinc film is directly deposited on the glass substrate or on a ZnO layer pre-deposited on the glass by DC reactive plasma. The films were characterized by X-ray Diffraction before and after oxidation treatment. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) revealed the formation of needlelike and nanostructured network. The optical properties of the obtained nanostructures were studied using UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer. The results showed that the presence of pre-deposited ZnO layer on the glass substrate improves significantly the transmittance of the obtained layered structure. Photoluminescence results showed the presence of a weak near band edge emission at 3.35 eV and a defect band which is much broader than that observed in pure Zinc Oxide.
KW - Dc-sputtering
KW - Light trapping
KW - Nanostructures
KW - Thermal oxidation
KW - ZnO
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SN - 1862-6351
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