| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1553364 | Superlattices and Microstructures | 2014 | 6 Pages |
•Sol–gel ZnO:Ag films deposited by spin coating and annealed at 500–800 °C range in nitrogen and oxygen ambients.•The formation of silver nanoparticles is proved by XRD study.•No silver oxide phases are traced by XRD and FTIR analyses.•ZnO:Ag films reveal plasmonic absorption features.
The paper presents a sol–gel approach for deposition of ZnO:Ag composite films. The films are obtained by spin coating method on quartz and Si substrates. The effect of the annealing temperatures (500–800 °C) and the gas ambient (oxygen and nitrogen) has been studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Optical properties are investigated by UV–VIS spectroscopy. The transmittance spectra of ZnO:Ag films are differed from ZnO spectra and manifest absorption features due to silver nanoparticles formation.
