Photoconductivity on nanocrystalline ZnO/TiO2 thin films obtained by sol-gel

G. Valverde-Aguilar; J. A. García-Macedo; R. Juárez-Arenas

doi:10.1117/12.795461

10 September 2008 Photoconductivity on nanocrystalline ZnO/TiO₂ thin films obtained by sol-gel

G. Valverde-Aguilar, J. A. García-Macedo, R. Juárez-Arenas

Proceedings Volume 7041, Nanostructured Thin Films; 70410U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.795461
Event: NanoScience + Engineering, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper we report results on the synthesis, characterization and photoconductivity behaviour of amorphous and nanocrystalline ZnO/TiO₂ thin films. They were produced by the sol-gel process at room temperature by using the spin-coating method and deposited on glass substrates. The ZnO/TiO₂ films were synthesized by using tetrabutyl orthotitanate and zinc nitrate hexahydrate as the inorganic precursors. The samples were sintered at 520°C for 1 hour. The obtained films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical absorption (OA), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) studies. Photoconductivity studies were performed on amorphous and nanocrystalline (anatase phase) films to determine the charge transport parameters. The experimental data were fitted with straight lines at darkness and under illumination at 310 nm, 439 nm and 633 nm. This indicates an ohmic behavior. The Φμτ and Φl₀ parameters were fitted by least-squares with straight lines (nanocrystalline films) and polynomial fits (amorphous films).

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G. Valverde-Aguilar, J. A. García-Macedo, and R. Juárez-Arenas "Photoconductivity on nanocrystalline ZnO/TiO₂ thin films obtained by sol-gel", Proc. SPIE 7041, Nanostructured Thin Films, 70410U (10 September 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.795461

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