Evaluation of the Tauc method for optical absorption edge determination: ZnO thin films as a model system

BD Viezbicke, S Patel, BE Davis… - physica status solidi …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most frequently used methods for characterizing thin films is UV–Vis absorption.
The near‐edge region can be fitted to a simple expression in which the intercept gives the …

Assessing Tauc plot slope quantification: ZnO thin films as a model system

JB Coulter, DP Birnie III - physica status solidi (b), 2018 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most frequently used methods for characterizing thin films is UV–Vis absorption.
The near‐edge region can be fitted to a simple expression where the intercept gives the …

Progress in the synthesis and application of transparent conducting film of AZO (ZnO: Al)

D Zhang, W Yu, L Zhang, X Hao - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the excellent performance and low cost of the new aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO)
film, it is expected to replace the mature indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) film. The research …

[HTML][HTML] Enabling high-quality transparent conductive oxide on 3D printed ZrO2 architectures through atomic layer deposition

JA Dávila, JP Winczewski, M Herrera-Zaldívar… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conformal atomic layer deposition of a transparent conductive oxide composed of Al-
doped ZnO (AZO) over three-dimensional (3D) shaped ZrO 2 microarchitectures produced …

The effect of dopant concentration on properties of transparent conducting Al-doped ZnO thin films for efficient Cu2ZnSnS4 thin-film solar cells prepared by …

EM Mkawi, K Ibrahim, MKM Ali, MA Farrukh… - Applied …, 2015 - Springer
Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films were potentiostatically deposited on indium tin oxide
substrates. The influence of the doping level of the ZnO: Al films was investigated. The …

Effect of solvents on sol–gel spin-coated nanostructured Al-doped ZnO thin films: a film for key optoelectronic applications

KDA Kumar, S Valanarasu, A Kathalingam, V Ganesh… - Applied Physics A, 2017 - Springer
Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films were deposited by sol–gel spin coating
technique onto the glass substrates using different solvents such as 2-methoxyethanol …

Novel rare earth Gd and Al co-doped ZnO thin films prepared by nebulizer spray method for optoelectronic applications

V Anand, A Sakthivelu, KDA Kumar… - Superlattices and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Good quality Gd: AZO films were deposited by spray pyrolysis technique.•X-ray
diffraction and FT-Raman studies confirms good crystallinity films.•Homogeneous doping of …

Structural, optical and nonlinear optical studies of AZO thin film prepared by SILAR method for electro-optic applications

DJ Edison, W Nirmala, KDA Kumar… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Aluminium doped (ie 3 at%) zinc oxide (AZO) thin films were prepared by simple
successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method with different dipping cycles …

Colloidal indium-doped zinc oxide nanocrystals with tunable work function: rational synthesis and optoelectronic applications

X Liang, Y Ren, S Bai, N Zhang, X Dai… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Transition metal oxides are widely used in solution-processed optoelectronic devices as
charge-transporting interlayers to improve contact properties and device performances …

Theoretical and experimental studies of Al-doped ZnO thin films: optical and structural properties

H Ennaceri, A Taleb, M Boujnah, A Khaldoun… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
This study presents the results of theoretical and experimental investigations of zinc oxide
(ZnO) and aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films, prepared by RF magnetron …