Optical, electrical and surface properties of bare and Al-doped nanocrystalline ZnO (AZO) thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on commercial interdigital electrodes (IDE)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/68407700:21230/25:00385948
Result on the web
<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0372152" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0372152</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ae1897" target="_blank" >10.1088/1402-4896/ae1897</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Optical, electrical and surface properties of bare and Al-doped nanocrystalline ZnO (AZO) thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on commercial interdigital electrodes (IDE)
Original language description
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a low-cost, environmentally friendly material with unique optical properties and a wide variety of nano- and microstructures, making it attractive for applications in energy conversion, scintillators, photocatalytic wastewater treatment, electrochemical energy storage, and sensing. In this work, nominally undoped and Al-doped nanocrystalline ZnO (AZO) thin films were deposited by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on commercial gold-based interdigitated electrodes (IDE) on glass substrates. Surface morphology and structure were characterized using Correlative Probe and Electron Microscopy (CPEM), combining Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to perform spatially correlated measurements. Longer deposition resulted in the growth of larger crystals and thicker ZnO layers, while Al doping only slightly affected grain size and reduced growth rate. Optical and optoelectronic properties were investigated by photothermal deflection (PDS) and photocurrent spectroscopy (PCS). The mobility edge was found to lie approximately 0.3 eV below the band gap. Space-charge-limited currents were observed at low voltages. Persistent photoconductivity indicates potential issues with charge transport.n
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Physica Scripta
ISSN
0031-8949
e-ISSN
1402-4896
Volume of the periodical
100
Issue of the periodical within the volume
11
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
115910
UT code for WoS article
001610665200001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105033786104