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Study of the structural evolution of crystalline zinc oxide films prepared by PLD

  • Xiaoyan Peng , Jin Chu , Sajjad Muhammad and Peter Feng
Published/Copyright: June 11, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 103 Issue 10

Abstract

The structural evolution of nanocrystalline ZnO films on copper substrates synthesized via pulsed laser deposition was observed with increasing thickness controlled by deposition time. Scanning electron microscopy images indicate an increase in the average grain size. All the films are polycrystalline with the hexagonal wurtzite structure. X-ray diffraction patterns prove the orientation of the crystals to become better with an increase in film thickness. Raman measurements show three optical normal modes of crystalline ZnO indicating wurtzite structure. The line-width variation of the E2high mode reveals the structural improvement of the nanocrystalline ZnO films. The spatial correlation model was applied to analyze the structure evolution of the films. Different electron field-emission current densities are observed during the structural evolution of nanocrystalline ZnO films.

Keywords: ZnO; PLD; SC model
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Received: 2011-5-27
Accepted: 2012-1-25
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2012-10-01

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110749
Keywords for this article
ZnO; PLD; SC model

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  5. Thermodynamics of dilute binary solid solutions using the cluster variation method
  6. Thermal stability of coherent Pd/TiAl interfaces studied from first-principles calculations and experiments
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  8. Study of the mechanism of ductile-regime grinding of SiCp/Al composites using finite element simulation
  9. Investigations on laser welding of magnesium alloys
  10. Investigation of the surface of a laser-treated cast iron cylinder bore
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