A sol-gel method to prepare pure and gold colloid doped ZnO films

Xiang Hua Wang, Jianlin Shi*, Shugang Dai, Yong Yang

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Abstract

Pure ZnO films and Au nanoparticles dispersed ZnO films were prepared by the sol-gel dip-coating technique. Thermal behavior and chemical composition of the dried ZnO precursor were investigated by thermogravimetry-differencial scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electronic microscopy and optical absorption measurements. Different aging times for the precursor solution at room temperature led to totally different crystalline structure of the ZnO films and the corresponding composite films. With longer aging time (24 h) at room temperature, highly oriented wurtzite structures were formed in ZnO. The crystallites were a-axis orientated instead of a-axis orientated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)102-107
Number of pages6
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume429
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gold
  • Sol-gel
  • Structural properties
  • Zinc oxide

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