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Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Structural and Optical Properties of ZrO2 Thin Films
Davinder Kumar1
,
Avtar Singh1
,
Navneet Kaur1
,
Apoorva Katoch1
,
Raminder Kaur1†
1Department of Physics, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
†Corresponding author E-Mail : raminder_k_saini@yahoo.com (R. Kaur, Punjabi Univ.)
May 2022. pp. 249-257
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Abstract

Transparent thin films of pure and nickel-doped ZrO2 are grown successfully by sol-gel dip-coating technique. The structural and optical properties according to the different annealing temperatures (300 °C, 400 °C and 500 °C) are investigated. Analysis of crystallographic properties through X-ray diffraction pattern reveals an increase in crystallite size due to increase in crystallinity with temperature. All fabricated thin films are highly-oriented along (101) planes, which enhances the increase in nickel doping. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy are employed to confirm the homogeneity in surface morphology as well as the doping configuration of films. The extinction coefficient is found to be on the order of 10-2, showing the surface smoothness of deposited thin films. UV-visible spectroscopy reveals a decrease in the optical band gap with the increase in annealing temperature due to the increase in crystallite size. The variation in Urbach energy and defect density with doping and the change in annealing temperature are also studied.

Keywords
zirconium oxide
nickel
annealing
crystallite size
optical band gap
urbach energy
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  • Publisher :Materials Research Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Materials Research
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재료학회지
  • Volume : 32
  • No :5
  • Pages :249-257
  • Received Date : 2022-02-02
  • Revised Date : 2022-04-11
  • Accepted Date : 2022-05-20
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2022.32.5.249
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