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Na do** effects on the structural, conduction type and optical properties of sol–gel ZnO thin films

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In this work we report on the sol–gel deposition of Na doped ZnO thin films on quartz substrates. The effects of Na do** concentrations (0, 3, 6 and 9 at.%) on structural, morphological, electrical and optical properties of the synthesized films were systematically investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), Hall-effect measurements, UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometry and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. XRD patterns showed that the prepared films were highly c-axis oriented exhibiting hexagonal wurtzite structure of ZnO. Raman spectra of All the ZnO films exhibited similar scattering peaks corresponding to the Raman active modes of ZnO wurtzite hexagonal structure. AFM images indicated that grain size and surface roughness of the films were affected by Na do**. From the Hall-effect measurements, it was found that carrier type is dependent on Na content. The UV–Vis–NIR spectroscopy analyses revealed that all the films were highly transparent in the visible region. Room temperature PL spectra demonstrated that UV emission of the Na-doped ZnO thin films depends on the Na concentration. In particular, the undoped sample shows the highest emission intensity, while the p-type Na doped ZnO film at 3 at.% exhibits the lowest one.

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This research was supported in part by a grant from the Agence Thématique de Recherche en Sciences and Technologie (ATRST), Alger, Algeria.

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  1. Laboratoire de Génie de l’Environnement, Faculté de Technologie, Université de Bejaia, 06000, Bejaïa, Algeria

    A. Chelouche, F. Boudjouan & D. Djouadi

  2. Laboratoire des Semi-conducteurs, Université Badji Mokhtar, BP 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria

    T. Touam & Z. Hadjoub

  3. Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, UMR 6296 CNRS/UBP/Sigma Clermont, Université Clermont Auvergne, 63171, Aubière, France

    R. Mahiou & G. Chadeyron

  4. Laboratoire d’électrochimie et Matériaux, Département d’électronique, Faculté de Technologie, Université Sétif-1, 19000, Sétif, Algeria

    A. Bouloufa

  5. Unité de Recherche en Optique et Photonique, UROP – CDTA, Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1, 19000, Sétif, Algeria

    T. Touam

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Chelouche, A., Touam, T., Boudjouan, F. et al. Na do** effects on the structural, conduction type and optical properties of sol–gel ZnO thin films. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 1546–1554 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-5694-8

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