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Structural and optical properties of chemically deposited Mn-doped ZnO thin films

化学沉积Mn 掺杂ZnO 薄膜的结构和光学性能

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Pure ZnO and Mn-doped ZnO thin films were deposited by chemical bath deposition met for various Mn doping concentrations. The structural, morphological and optical properties of the prepared films were studied using various techniques. XRD analysis shows hexagonal structured ZnO for all films and peak shift is noticed for Mn-doped films. The crystallite size is found to be increased for Mn doping. The surface morphology of the Mn-doped film shows irregular shape particles that are agglomerated. The transmittance spectra show higher transmittance in the visible region and it decreased for Mn doping, which indicates an increase in optical absorption. The band gap of Mn-doped films is found to be decreasing with Mn doping. The Mn-doped films show higher optical and electrical conductivity in UV region.

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采用化学沉积法制备了纯ZnO 和不同Mn 掺杂浓度的Mn 掺杂ZnO 薄膜, 并对所制备薄膜的结构、形态和光学性能进行了研究。XRD 分析显示, 所有薄膜都呈六角形结构, 但Mn 掺杂的ZnO 薄膜存在峰移。随Mn 掺杂浓度的升高, 晶体尺寸增大。Mn 掺杂ZnO 薄膜表面分布不规则颗粒, 并呈团聚状。Mn 掺杂ZnO 薄膜在可见光区表现出更高的透射率, 但随着Mn 掺杂浓度的升高, 透射率逐渐降低。随Mn 掺杂浓度的升高, 薄膜的带隙减小。Mn 掺杂ZnO 薄膜在紫外区表现出更高的光导率和导电率。

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    Emine Güneri

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  3. Department of Physics, Arts and Science Faculty, Burdur Mehmet Akif Erosy University, Burrur, 15030, Turkey

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The research goals were developed by Emine GÜNERI. Emine GÜNERI is the project administrator and drafted the methodology for this analysis. Johnson HENRY wrote and edited the manuscript. Fatma GÖDE did the investigation and Nilgün Kalaycioğlu ÖZPOZAN did the analysis in the manuscript. All authors replied to reviewer’s comments and revised the final version.

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Güneri, E., Henry, J., Göde, F. et al. Structural and optical properties of chemically deposited Mn-doped ZnO thin films. J. Cent. South Univ. 30, 691–706 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-023-5281-0

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