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(0 0 2)-oriented growth and morphologies of ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel method

Materials Science-Poland
Volume 34 (2016): Issue 3 (September 2016)
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Fig. 1

Process flow chart for preparation of ZnO thin films.
Process flow chart for preparation of ZnO thin films.

Fig. 2

XRD patterns of ZnO thin films obtained using Zn-solutions with 2-(methylamino)ethanol and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.
XRD patterns of ZnO thin films obtained using Zn-solutions with 2-(methylamino)ethanol and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.

Fig. 3

Surface morphology of ZnO thin film using Zn-solution with 2-(methylamino)ethanol and ethanol baked at 160 °C.
Surface morphology of ZnO thin film using Zn-solution with 2-(methylamino)ethanol and ethanol baked at 160 °C.

Fig. 4

Surface morphologies of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with 2-(methylamino)ethanol and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.
Surface morphologies of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with 2-(methylamino)ethanol and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.

Fig. 5

XRD patterns of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with monoethanolamine and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.
XRD patterns of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with monoethanolamine and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.

Fig. 6

Surface morphologies of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with monoethanolamine and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.
Surface morphologies of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with monoethanolamine and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.

Fig. 7

XRD patterns of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with diethanolamine and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.
XRD patterns of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with diethanolamine and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.

Fig. 8

Surface morphologies of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with diethanolamine and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.
Surface morphologies of ZnO thin films using Zn-solutions with diethanolamine and different solvents: (a) methanol, (b) ethanol, (c) n-propanol and (d) 2-methoxyethanol baked at different temperatures.

Atmospheric boiling temperature of the solvents and ligands_

Boiling temperatures [°C]
Solvent
Methanol64.7
Ethanol78
n-propanol97
2-methoxyethanol124
Ligand
2-(methylamino)ethanol159
Monoethanolamine170
Diethanolamine268

The details of solutions_

No. of solutionLigandSolvent
12-(methylamino)ethanolMethanol
2Ethanol
3n-propanol
42-methoxyethanol
5MonoethanolamineMethanol
6Ethanol
7n-propanol
82-methoxyethanol
9DiethanolamineMethanol
10Ethanol
11n-propanol
122-methoxyethanol
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0076 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
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Language: English
Page range: 555 - 563
Submitted on: Nov 2, 2015
Accepted on: Jun 2, 2016
Published on: Sep 21, 2016
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
ZnO thin film,
sol-gel method,
boiling temperature,
Linearization,
orientation,
morphology
Related subjects:
Materials sciences,
Materials sciences, other,
Nanomaterials,
Functional and smart materials,
Materials characterization and properties

© 2016 Dongyun Guo, Yang Ju, Chengju Fu, Zhixiong Huang, Lianmeng Zhang, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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