Abstract

This paper reports the structural and optoelectronics properties of prepared pure and Sb-doped ZnO nanoparticles using the co-sputtering technique. The phase purity and crystallite size of synthesized ZnO and Sb-doped nano-sized particles were characterized and examined using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The elemental analysis was examined by using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Optical properties were carried out by employing UV-visible spectroscopy to study the optoelectronic properties of Sb-doped ZnO thin film. These films are highly transparent in the visible region and exhibit a steep absorption edge at 380 nm. The average value of the optical gap belonging to the thin films deposited under different conditions is 3.17 eV. The refractive index (n) behaves as normal dispersion and decreases with increasing both the rate of flow and thickness. The dispersion energy, single oscillator energy, and optical conductivity increase with increasing the rate of flow of argon.

© 2016 Optical Society of America

Effects of B₂O₃ doping on the crystalline structure and performance of DC-magnetron-sputtered, transparent ZnO thin films

Anh Tuan Thanh Pham, Phuong Ai Thi Nguyen, Yen Kim Thi Phan, Truong Huu Nguyen, Dung Van Hoang, Oanh Kieu Truong Le, Thang Bach Phan, and Vinh Cao Tran
Appl. Opt. 59(19) 5845-5850 (2020)

Strong near band edge emission of (Ce, Yb) co-doped ZnO thin films after high temperature annealing

C. L. Heng, W. Xiang, W. Y. Su, H. C. Wu, Y. K. Gao, P. G. Yin, and T. G. Finstad
Opt. Mater. Express 7(8) 3041-3050 (2017)

Amorphous In₂Ga₂ZnO₇ films with adjustable structural, electrical and optical properties deposited by magnetron sputtering

Xianjie Zhou, Jiwen Xu, Ling Yang, Xiaosheng Tang, Qiuping Wei, and Zhiming Yu
Opt. Mater. Express 5(7) 1628-1634 (2015)

Biaxial stress and optoelectronic properties of Al-doped ZnO thin films deposited on flexible substrates by radio frequency magnetron sputtering

Hsi-Chao Chen, Po-Wei Cheng, and Kuo-Ting Huang
Appl. Opt. 56(4) C163-C167 (2017)

Amorphous Ga–Sb–Se thin films fabricated by co-sputtering

Tomáš Halenkovič, Jan Gutwirth, Marek Bouška, Laurent Calvez, Petr Němec, and Virginie Nazabal
Opt. Lett. 45(1) 29-32 (2020)