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01.09.2013
Structural, optical and gas sensing properties of spin coated nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin films
Erschienen in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Ausgabe 9/2013
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Abstract
Synthesis of nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin films by sol gel spin coating technique and its application as ammonia gas sensor is presented in this paper. The synthesized sample is pure zinc oxide with hexagonal wurtzite structure. The lattice parameters are: a = 3.2568 Å and c = 5.210 Å. Average crystallite size is of the order of 58 nm. SEM studies show that growth of the film takes place with folded structure, increasing the open surface area of the film. Optical study revealed that band gap of ZnO is 3.25 eV with direct band to band transitions. Gas sensing characteristics showed that ZnO film is sensitive as well as fast responding to ammonia gas at 573 K. A high sensitivity for ammonia gas indicates that the ZnO films are selective for this gas. The rise time and recovery time are 25 and 80 s, respectively. The mechanism of gas sensing is explained adequately.