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Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
Published in: Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 2/2018

09-04-2018 | Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for optical, photonic and optoelectronic applications

Influence of the spin acceleration time on the properties of ZnO:Ga thin films deposited by sol–gel method

Authors: M. Sbeta, A. Atilgan, A. Atli, A. Yildiz

Published in: Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology | Issue 2/2018

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Abstract

A detailed study of the structural, morphological, optical, and electrical properties of the spin-coated Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) films in which these properties are altered by varying the spin acceleration time (tacc) was undertaken. The results showed that, by varying tacc, there is no significant variation in crystal size, and band gap energy of the films, while some physical parameters such as strain \(\left( \varepsilon \right)\), surface roughness (RMS), and porosity (P) are remarkably varied. By increasing tacc from 0 to 8 s, \(\varepsilon\), RMS, and P, were increased by 230, 83, and 49%, respectively. Electrical data were presented to demonstrate unambiguously that the variation in the films resistivity (ρ) is closely connected to the change in these parameters. To explain these findings, a simple formula was proposed in the investigated range of tacc, which demonstrated that ρ is more related to \(\varepsilon\) and P, and then to RMS.
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Metadata
Title
Influence of the spin acceleration time on the properties of ZnO:Ga thin films deposited by sol–gel method
Authors
M. Sbeta
A. Atilgan
A. Atli
A. Yildiz
Publication date
09-04-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0928-0707
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4846
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-018-4652-8

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