Effect of prolonged annealing on the morphology and optical properties of ZnO films produced by magnetron sputtering

The effect of annealing time on the structural and optical properties of ZnO films, which are formed from Zn films obtained by magnetron sputtering followed by oxidation in air, is described. Thermal oxidation in air was carried out for 7 and 24 hours, respectively, in a programmable muffle furnace at T = 750°C. A change in the structure of the film surface depending on the annealing time of the Zn film and the substrate material was found, which manifests itself in the optical properties of the films.