TY - JOUR
T1 - Structure, microstructure and determination of optical constants from transmittance data of co-doped Zn0.90Co0.05M 0.05O (MAl, Cu, Cd, Na) films
AU - Roguai, S.
AU - Djelloul, A.
AU - Nouveau, Corinne
AU - Souier, T.
AU - Dakhel, A. A.
AU - Bououdina, M.
PY - 2014/6/25
Y1 - 2014/6/25
N2 - ZnO, Zn0.95Co0.05O and Zn0.90Co 0.05M0.05O (MAl, Cd, Na, Cu) single phase films have been successfully synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique. Structural analysis by X-ray diffraction show that all the films have hexagonal wurtzite structure with an average crystallite size in the range of 19-25 nm. SEM analysis revealed that Cd and Na preserve the shape of nanopetals observed with ZnO or CoZnO films, while the doping with Al or Cu promote the formation of dense films constituted of nanorods. By the application of Levenberg-Marquardt least square method, the experimental transmittance data were fitted perfectly with the transmittance data calculated via a combination of Wemple-DiDomenico model, absorption coefficient of an electronic transition and Tauc-Urbach model. The concentration of absorbing centres NCo and oscillator strength f of d-d transition of Co2+ ions are calculated from Smakula's formula.
AB - ZnO, Zn0.95Co0.05O and Zn0.90Co 0.05M0.05O (MAl, Cd, Na, Cu) single phase films have been successfully synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique. Structural analysis by X-ray diffraction show that all the films have hexagonal wurtzite structure with an average crystallite size in the range of 19-25 nm. SEM analysis revealed that Cd and Na preserve the shape of nanopetals observed with ZnO or CoZnO films, while the doping with Al or Cu promote the formation of dense films constituted of nanorods. By the application of Levenberg-Marquardt least square method, the experimental transmittance data were fitted perfectly with the transmittance data calculated via a combination of Wemple-DiDomenico model, absorption coefficient of an electronic transition and Tauc-Urbach model. The concentration of absorbing centres NCo and oscillator strength f of d-d transition of Co2+ ions are calculated from Smakula's formula.
KW - Microstructure
KW - Optical properties
KW - Scanning electron microscopy SEM
KW - Thin films
KW - X-ray diffraction
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.02.080
DO - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.02.080
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84896118155
SN - 0925-8388
VL - 599
SP - 150
EP - 158
JO - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
JF - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
ER -