Pulse laser deposited nanostructured ZnO thin films: a review

R Kumar, G Kumar, A Umar - Journal of nanoscience and …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
This review summarizes the work principles of pulse laser deposition (PLD) apparatus,
physical processes like ablation, and plasma plume formation accompanying the deposition …

A review of pure and doped ZnO nanostructure production and its optical properties using pulsed laser deposition technique

AJ Haider, AA Jabbar, GA Ali - Journal of Physics: Conference …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review, the theoretical and experimental aspects of ZnO nanostructures production
using pulsed laser deposition techniques were presented. It reviewed the work principles of …

Low temperature annealing effects on the structure and optical properties of ZnO films grown by pulsed laser deposition

BL Zhu, XZ Zhao, FH Su, GH Li, XG Wu, J Wu, R Wu - Vacuum, 2010 - Elsevier
ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrates at room temperature (RT)∼ 500° C by
pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique and then were annealed at 150–450° C in air. The …

Thermal annealing-induced formation of ZnO nanoparticles: Minimum strain and stress ameliorate preferred c-axis orientation and crystal-growth properties

MF Malek, MH Mamat, MZ Musa, Z Khusaimi… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films have been deposited on glass substrates using a
sonicated sol–gel dip-coating technique at various thermal annealing (T a) temperatures …

CO gas sensor based on E-beam evaporated ZnO, MgZnO, and CdZnO thin films: A comparative study

D Punetha, SK Pandey - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports a comparative study of electron-beam evaporated ZnO, MgZnO, and
CdZnO thin film based-gas sensor. At room temperature (RT), these semi-conductive thin …

Effect of thermal annealing on the structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films deposited by the reactive e-beam evaporation technique

A Mahmood, N Ahmed, Q Raza, TM Khan… - Physica …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films with highly preferential c-axis-oriented crystals were
prepared using the reactive e-beam evaporation technique. Prior to deposition, ZnO targets …

Atomic Layer Deposition of UV‐Absorbing ZnO Films on SiO2 and TiO2 Nanoparticles Using a Fluidized Bed Reactor

DM King, X Liang, CS Carney, LF Hakim… - Advanced functional …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) was used to apply conformal, nanothick ZnO coatings on
particle substrates using a fluidized bed reactor. Diethylzinc (DEZ) and water were used as …

Effect of metal (Al, Ga, and In)-dopants and/or Ag-nanoparticles on the optical and electrical properties of ZnO thin films

CS Hong, HH Park, J Moon, HH Park - Thin Solid Films, 2006 - Elsevier
ZnO thin films were deposited by a sol–gel process using zinc acetate dihydrate and 2-
methoxyethanol as starting precursor and solvent, respectively. Ag-nanoparticles were …

A novel explanation for the increased conductivity in annealed Al-doped ZnO: an insight into migration of aluminum and displacement of zinc

A Momot, MN Amini, G Reekmans, D Lamoen… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A combined experimental and first-principles study is performed to study the origin of
conductivity in ZnO: Al nanoparticles synthesized under controlled conditions via a reflux …

Metamorphosis of strain/stress on optical band gap energy of ZAO thin films via manipulation of thermal annealing process

MF Malek, MH Mamat, MZ Musa, T Soga… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
We report on the growth of Al-doped ZnO (ZAO) thin films prepared by the sol–gel technique
associated with dip-coating onto Corning 7740 glass substrates. The influence of varying …