Photoluminescence Study on O-plasma Treated ZnO Thin Films

Photoluminescence enhancement in nanocomposite thin films of CdS–ZnO

Temperature Dependent Excitonic Photoluminescence from Epitaxial ZnO Thin Films

We have studied the photoluminescence of highly transparent and c-axis oriented ZnO thin films grown on (0001) sapphire by Pulsed Laser Deposition at different temperatures ranging from 10K to 300K. We observed temperature dependent recombination from free excitons, bound excitons and LO phonon assisted free and bound excitonic transitions. The energies of free excitonic transitions are close t...

Studies on sol-gel dip-coated nanostructured ZnO thin films

Nanostructured ZnO thin films were prepared by sol-gel dip coating technique. Zinc acetate and ammonium hydroxide were used as precursors and ethanol was as solvent. Ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) solution was added drop-wise under vigorous stirring to obtain the sol-gel of different pH (varying from 6.9 to 7.2). ZnO thin films were obtained by dipping the glass substrates for few seconds and then ...

Characterization of ZnO Thin Films

ZnO is a strategic material for various photonic applications. We present our results on characterization of thin films of ZnO grown by sol-gel spin and RF sputtering methods. The characterization techniques involved ellipsometry, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive analysis, X-ray diffraction and scanning tunneling microscopy. Microstructural characterization of the films using...

Enhanced Photoluminescence in Acetylene-Treated ZnO Nanorods

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were manufactured using the aqueous chemical growth (ACG) method, and the effect of thermal acetylene treatment on their morphology, chemical composition, and optical properties was investigated. Changes in the elemental content of the treated rods were found to be different than in previous reports, possibly due to the different defect concentrations in the samples, h...