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Study of dielectric relaxation processes in printable zinc oxide films on transparent substrates

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AC impedance spectroscopic measurements have been performed on sol–gel derived zinc oxide (ZnO) films on transparent fluorine-doped tin oxide coated glass substrates in the frequency range 10−2 to 106 Hz over the temperature range −185 to +25 °C (88–298 K). The relaxation behaviour of the nanocrystal line ZnO thin film can be described in terms of the Debye model giving an interpretation of the semi-circular relaxation phenomenon within the given temperature range. Two different relaxation times were obtained from impedance (Z) and electric modulus (M) studies of the devices and the multiple hopping of charge carriers between trap sites in grain and grain-boundary regions is believed to be responsible for charge transport. The values of activation energies for trap levels obtained from AC conductivity study are 0.0153 and 0.0487 eV which are close to the activation energies obtained from DC electrical measurement for temperature region between 88 and 178 K and 179 and 298 K, respectively.

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This work is sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Material Command, USAF, under Grant No. FA8655-08-1-3056.

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  1. Institute of Materials and Manufacturing, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK

    Sharmistha Paul, Paul G. Harris & Asim K. Ray

  2. Res Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Se Kirtland AFB, USAF, Albuquerque, NM, 87117, USA

    Ashwani K. Sharma

  3. West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, Bikash Bhavan, North Block, Kolkata, 700091, India

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Paul, S., Harris, P.G., Sharma, A.K. et al. Study of dielectric relaxation processes in printable zinc oxide films on transparent substrates. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 7109–7116 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3333-4

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