Improved electrical, optical, and structural properties of undoped ZnO thin films grownby water-mist-assisted spray pyrolysis

Undoped ZnO thin films were prepared using the ultrasonic spray pyrolysis deposition technique with zinc acetylacetonate dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide as the source materials solution. The addition of water mist in a parallel flux to the spray solution stream was also used during deposition of...

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Autores: Martínez Pérez, L., Aguilar-Frutis, M., Zelaya-Angel, O., Muñoz Aguirre, N.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital del IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx:123456789/11414
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/962
http://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/11414
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:THIN FILMS
SPRAY PYROLYSIS
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Sumario:Undoped ZnO thin films were prepared using the ultrasonic spray pyrolysis deposition technique with zinc acetylacetonate dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide as the source materials solution. The addition of water mist in a parallel flux to the spray solution stream was also used during deposition of the films. The addition of water mist improved the electrical characteristics of the ZnO films. Fresh ZnO samples were then thermally annealed in a H2 reducing atmosphere. X-ray diffraction patterns show mainly the wurzite crystalline ZnO phase in the films. An electrical resistivity (ρ) of around 2.7 × 10–2 0 cm was measured at room temperature for the best undoped ZnO film. ρ is approximately one order of magnitude lower than the resistivities found in undoped ZnO films obtained by means of similar non-vacuum deposition