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Fabrication of nanocrystalline SnO2 films by Nd:YAG pulsed laser deposition method for gas sensor applications

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Nd:YAG Pulse Laser Deposition method (PLD) is successfully utilized for preparing nanostructured Tin Oxide (SnO2) thin film. This method gives different morphologies of SnO2 nanostructure where Sn acts as the basis material and the quartz represents the growth substrates. The characterization of morphological, structural, and optical properties is investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectrometer. By varying the laser energy from 600 to 900 mJ, different morphologies of SnO2 thin film structure are examined giving a polycrystalline structure with a thickness range of (120.7–194.1 nm). By increasing laser energy, SnO2 thin films grain size was increased. The topography of the AFM image exhibits homogenous deposition surface of samples and the particle size increased by increasing laser energies. XRD for SnO2 nanoparticles displays a pure cube crystalline structure. The transmission and absorption of the prepared thin film samples are influenced by increasing laser energies. The band gap of SnO2 is reduced by increasing laser energies (3.094–3.775 eV). I–V measurements of the sample prepared with the energy of 600 mJ is more affected than others. The responses of sensor to 5–50 ppm of NO2 were studied at different laser energies. The sensitivity of thin films to NO2 gas was examined. The best sensitivity at 900 mJ is 49.8%. So, these results indicate that SnO2 is a promising material for gas sensor devices.

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    Suad M. Kadhim, Esraa K. Hamed & Hiba H. Abdullah

  2. Department of Physics, Collage of Education, Mustansiriyha University, Baghdad, Iraq

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  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq

    Ahmed Shakir Al-Hiti

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Kadhim, S.M., Hamed, E.K., Abdullah, H.H. et al. Fabrication of nanocrystalline SnO2 films by Nd:YAG pulsed laser deposition method for gas sensor applications. J Opt (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-024-01738-9

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