Effect of Oxygen Vacancy on the Crystallinity and Optical Band Gap in Tin Oxide Thin Film
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Detail
2.1. Material Preparation
2.2. Preparation of SnO2 NPs and Thin Films
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Properties
- a.
- X-ray diffraction pattern
- b.
- FTIR
3.2. Morphological Properties
3.3. Optical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Average Crystallite Size (D, nm) |
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SnO2 (250 °C) | 6.71 nm (0.13 nm) |
SnO2 (450 °C) | 8.34 nm (0.17 nm) |
SnO2 (650 °C) | 10.37 nm (0.35 nm) |
Samples | Sn (At. %) | O (At. %) |
---|---|---|
SnO2 (250 °C) | 15.15 (0.00) | 84.85 (0.00) |
SnO2 (450 °C) | 15.36 (0.00) | 84.64 (0.00) |
SnO2 (650 °C) | 17.26 (0.00) | 82.74 (0.00) |
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Dangi, R.; Basnet, B.; Pandey, M.; Bhusal, S.; Budhathoki, B.; Parajuli, K.; Tiwari, S.K.; Kafle, B.P. Effect of Oxygen Vacancy on the Crystallinity and Optical Band Gap in Tin Oxide Thin Film. Energies 2023, 16, 2653. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062653
Dangi R, Basnet B, Pandey M, Bhusal S, Budhathoki B, Parajuli K, Tiwari SK, Kafle BP. Effect of Oxygen Vacancy on the Crystallinity and Optical Band Gap in Tin Oxide Thin Film. Energies. 2023; 16(6):2653. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062653
Chicago/Turabian StyleDangi, Rajesh, Bijaya Basnet, Manoj Pandey, Sandip Bhusal, Biplab Budhathoki, Kshama Parajuli, Santosh K. Tiwari, and Bhim P. Kafle. 2023. "Effect of Oxygen Vacancy on the Crystallinity and Optical Band Gap in Tin Oxide Thin Film" Energies 16, no. 6: 2653. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16062653