A Comparative Study on Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Micro-Nanorod Arrays Grown on Seed Layers Using Chemical Bath Deposition and Spin Coating Methods

MORKOÇ KARADENİZ S., BOZKURT ÇIRAK B., Kilinc T., ÇIRAK Ç., Inal M., Turgut Z., ...Daha Fazla

MATERIALS SCIENCE-MEDZIAGOTYRA, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.476-480, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5755/j01.ms.22.4.13443
  • Dergi Adı: MATERIALS SCIENCE-MEDZIAGOTYRA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.476-480
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this study, Zinc Oxide (ZnO) seed layers were prepared on Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) substrates by using Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD) method and Sol-gel Spin Coating (SC) method. ZnO micro-nanorod arrays were grown on ZnO seed layers by using Hydrothermal Synthesis method. Seed layer effects of structural and optical properties of ZnO arrays were characterized. X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Ultraviolet Visible (UV-Vis) Spectrometer were used for analyses. ZnO micro-nanorod arrays consisted of a single crystalline wurtzite ZnO structure for each seed layer. Besides, ZnO rod arrays were grown smoothly and vertically on SC seed layer, while ZnO rod arrays were grown randomly and flower like structures on CBD seed layer. The optical absorbance peaks found at 422 nm wavelength in the visible region for both ZnO arrays. Optical bandgap values were determined by using UV-Vis measurements at 3.12 and 3.15 eV for ZnO micro-nanorod arrays on CBD seed layer and for ZnO micro-nanorod arrays on SC-seed layer respectively.