Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2016

INFLUENCE OF ALUMINUM DOPING ON STRUCTURAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF AZO THIN FILMS PREPARED BY SOL–GEL DIP COATING

V Balaprakash, R Rajkumar, S Sudha, P Gowrisankar

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<p> Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) thin films with 0–5at.% aluminum content were prepared by Sol–gel dip coating technique. The thickness of the films measured using alpha step method. The structural and morphological properties are studied respectively using X–Ray Diffraction (XRD) technique and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Higher intensity Zinc Oxide (ZnO) peak (002) is observed in 1at.% Aluminum doped film with 450°C of annealing temperature. The grains are more densely packed in the films doped in 1at.% Aluminum content. Optical properties of AZO thin films are tested by UV–Visible Spectroscopy, while compå with all the films 0.5at.% Aluminum doped film produces more than 90% of transmittance.</p>

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V Balaprakash, R Rajkumar, S Sudha, P Gowrisankar INFLUENCE OF ALUMINUM DOPING ON STRUCTURAL, MORPHOLOGICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF AZO THIN FILMS PREPARED BY SOL–GEL DIP COATING Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 5 MAY 2016

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