Intensive study of coating multilayer TiO2 nanoparticles thin films used for optoelectronics devices

• Published in: Results in materials Vol. 18; p. 100390
• Main Authors: Timoumi, A., Alameer, O.O., Alamri, S.N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01-06-2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Multilayers; Optical analysis; Spin-coating technique; Surface properties; TiO2 thin films; Surface properties; Multilayers; Spin-coating technique; TiO2 thin films; Optical analysis
• ISSN: 2590-048X; 2590-048X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rinma.2023.100390

High-performance of TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) thin films were synthesized using spin coating technique deposited on a glass substrate. The effect of the several layers of films which have formed is studied on the structure, morphology, surface, optical and electrical characteristics. From the analysis using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), raman spectroscopy, ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometer and impedance spectroscopy the obtained results show that anatase crystalline is obtained after annealing at 400 °C from TiO2 (NPs) in powder form. The surface of samples is uniform and the rms roughness is dependent on the number of layers and varied within the range 25.40–43.81 nm. The optical bandgap energy is obtained in the 2.9–3.2 eV range of multilayer TiO2 (NPs) thin films. The electrical characteristic analyzed as a function of temperature and frequency demonstrated a semiconducting behavior, and showed a decreased of resistance with the increase of temperature. The obtained activation energy based on impedance analysis is about 0.7 eV. It is showed that TiO2 deposited on the SnO2 glass substrate has anatase crystalline structure and their optical bandgap energy is about 3.0 eV. Electrical analysis shows semiconductor behavior over the explored temperature range from 400 °C.