Effects of annealing under different atmospheres on structural and optical properties of USCVD grown ZnO nanostructures

• Published in: Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology Vol. 254; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Kutlu-Narin, E., Narin, P., Yildiz, A., Lisesivdin, S.B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01-04-2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: AFM; Annealing; Atmospheres; Atomic force microscopes; Atomic force microscopy; Chemical vapor deposition; Microscopes; Nanostructure; Optical properties; Substrates; USCVD; XRD; Zinc oxide; AFM; Zinc oxide; Annealing; XRD; Optical properties; USCVD
• ISSN: 0921-5107; 1873-4944
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2020.114506

•ZnO nanostructures were grown by Ultrasonic Spray Chemical Vapor Deposition method.•Effect of annealing on optical and structural properties of ZnO were investigated.•Oxygen annealing was improved optical properties of ZnO.
ZnO nanostructures were grown using Ultrasonic Spray Chemical Vapor Deposition (USCVD) on different soda-lime substrates. XRD (X-ray diffraction), AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) and UV-visible spectroscopy measurements of all the samples have been carried out. The samples are shown a polycrystalline characteristic with the hexagonal ZnO structure. The peak of (0 0 2) growing direction has become stronger after annealing of samples under Ar and O2 atmospheres. It is shown that the annealing and annealing atmospheres have a substantial effect on optical and structural properties of the grown samples on different substrates.