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: Received: 29 October 2024 / Approved: 29 October 2024 / Online: 30 October 2024 (02:19:28 CET)
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Lopez-Suarez, A.; Cruz-Delgado, Y. D.; Acosta, D. R.; López-Patiño, J.; Fuentes, B. E. The Effect of H+ Fluence Irradiation on the Optical, Structural, and Morphological Properties of ZnO Thin Films. Preprints2024, 2024102304. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2304.v1
Lopez-Suarez, A.; Cruz-Delgado, Y. D.; Acosta, D. R.; López-Patiño, J.; Fuentes, B. E. The Effect of H+ Fluence Irradiation on the Optical, Structural, and Morphological Properties of ZnO Thin Films. Preprints 2024, 2024102304. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2304.v1
Lopez-Suarez, A.; Cruz-Delgado, Y. D.; Acosta, D. R.; López-Patiño, J.; Fuentes, B. E. The Effect of H+ Fluence Irradiation on the Optical, Structural, and Morphological Properties of ZnO Thin Films. Preprints2024, 2024102304. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2304.v1
APA Style
Lopez-Suarez, A., Cruz-Delgado, Y. D., Acosta, D. R., López-Patiño, J., & Fuentes, B. E. (2024). The Effect of H+ Fluence Irradiation on the Optical, Structural, and Morphological Properties of ZnO Thin Films. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2304.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Lopez-Suarez, A., Juan López-Patiño and Beatriz E. Fuentes. 2024 "The Effect of H+ Fluence Irradiation on the Optical, Structural, and Morphological Properties of ZnO Thin Films" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2304.v1
Abstract
Polycrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were deposited on soda-lime glass substrates using the chemical spray pyrolysis method at 450 ºC. The samples were irradiated with 8 keV H+ ions at three different fluences using a Colutron ion gun. The effects of the irradiation on the structural, morphological, and optical properties were studied with different techniques, including Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis). The results show that ion irradiation enhances crystallinity, narrowing the optical band gap. The changes in transmittance are related to defect formation within the material, which acts as light absorption and re-emission centers. A shifting of the film's preferred growth orientation to the c-axis and changing the grain morphology and size distribution was detected. We observed an increase in the lattice parameters observed after irradiation, suggesting an expansion of the crystalline structure due to ions incorporation and defects within the ZnO crystal lattice. The morphological study shows an increase in the average size of the large particles after irradiation. This change is attributed to the emergence of defects and nucleation centers during irradiation. The average size of small particles remained relatively constant after irradiation, suggesting that small particles are more stable and less susceptible to external influences, resulting in fewer changes due to irradiation.
Keywords
zinc oxide; chemical spray pyrolysis; ion irradiation; fluence
Subject
Physical Sciences, Condensed Matter Physics
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