Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5352073 | Applied Surface Science | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Highly c-axis oriented ZnO thin films have been grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique on quartz, silicon (1 0 0) and Al2O3 ã0 0 0 1ã substrates using KrF excimer laser (λab= 248 nm) and Q-switched fourth harmonic Nd:YAG laser (λab= 266 nm). The crystalline nature, surface morphology and optical properties of the deposited films depend on the oxygen ambience, substrate nature and deposition temperature. The band gap of ZnO thin films varies with increase of substrate temperature despite of the ablation wavelength. Strong UV-PL emission without any deep level emissions confirms the growth of stoichiometric and crystalline ZnO thin films. Raman scattering studies confirms the growth of c-axis oriented ZnO thin films at different substrate temperature.
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Authors
Arun Aravind, M.K. Jayaraj, Mukesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra,