Electrical, optical and structural properties of transparent conducting Al doped ZnO (AZO) deposited by sol-gel spin coating
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Al doped ZnO (AZO) films are fabricated by using sol-gel spin coating method and changes in electrical, optical and structural properties due to variation in film thickness is studied. AZO films provide c-axis orientation along the (002) plane and peak sharpness increased with film thickness is evident from XRD analysis. Conductivity (σ) of AZO films has increased from 2.34 (Siemens/cm) to 20156.27 (Siemens/cm) whereas sheet resistance (Rsh) decreases from 606300 (ohms/sq.) to 2.08 (ohm/sq.) with increase of film thickness from 296 nm to 1030 nm. Optical transmittance (T%) of AZO films is decreased from around 82% to 62% in the visible region. And grain size (D) of AZO thin films has been found to increase from 19.59 nm to 25.25 nm with increase of film thickness. Figure of Merit is also calculated for prepared sample of AZO. Among these four sample of AZO thin films, L-15 sample (having thickness in 895 nm) has provided highest figure of merit which is 5.49*10^-4 (Ω-1).
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OpenAlex topics: ZnO doping and properties · Copper-based nanomaterials and applications · Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
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Affiliations
Institute of Energy, University of Dhaka 1 , Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Institute of Fuel Research and Development, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) 2 , Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh
Department of EEE, University of Dhaka 3 , Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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