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Influence of substrate temperature on the properties of spray deposited nanofibrous zinc oxide thin films

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were deposited onto glass substrates by a spray pyrolysis technique at the substrate temperatures (T S) between 250 and 500 °C. T S was observed to be one of the key parameters to influence the structural, surface morphological, optical and transport properties of ZnO thin films. X-ray diffraction patterns of the ZnO thin films showed polycrystalline hexagonal wurtzite structure and the preferred orientation was along (002) plane which got more prominent with the increase of T S. Field emission scanning electron microscopy of ZnO thin films showed the existence of nanofibers in the films with the average thickness ranging from 308 to 540 nm. Atomic force microscopy revealed that roughness of the ZnO thin film increased at higher T S. ZnO thin films were highly transparent in the visible to near infrared region with the maximum transmittance of 89% and the optical band gap was found from 3.23 to 3.31 eV. ZnO thin films showed n-type conductivity with the carrier concentrations ranging between 1019 and 1020 cm− 3. ZnO thin film deposited at the T S of 400 °C showed the highest mobility, highest carrier concentration and less resistivity.

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The authors are grateful to the authority of BUET for financial support and Material Science Division, Atomic energy Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh, for providing necessary laboratory support to this research work. The authors are thankful to Prof. Dr. Jiban Podder, Department of Physics, BUET for fruitful discussion.

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Sharmin, M., Bhuiyan, A.H. Influence of substrate temperature on the properties of spray deposited nanofibrous zinc oxide thin films. Appl. Phys. A 124, 57 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1473-5

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