Synthesis Of Zno Sol-Gel Thin-Films Cmos-Compatible
RSC ADVANCES(2021)
Abstract
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a II-VI group semiconductor with a wide direct bandgap and is an important material for various fields of industry and high-technological applications. The effects of thickness, annealing process in N-2 and air, optical properties, and morphology of ZnO thin-films are studied. A low-cost sol-gel spin-coating technique is used in this study for the simple synthesis of eco-friendly ZnO multilayer films deposited on (100)-oriented silicon substrates ranging from 150 to 600 nm by adjusting the spin coating rate. The ZnO sol-gel thin-films using precursor solutions of molarity 0.75 M exhibit an average optical transparency above 98%, with an optical band gap energy of 3.42 eV. The c-axis (002) orientation of the ZnO thin-films annealed at 400 degrees C were mainly influenced by the thickness of the multilayer, which is of interest for piezoelectric applications. These results demonstrate that a low-temperature method can be used to produce an eco-friendly, cost-effective ZnO sol-gel that is compatible with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and integrated-circuits (IC).
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zno sol–gel,thin-films thin-films,cmos-compatible
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