ZnO Films Incorporation Study on Macroporous Silicon Structure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fabrication of Macroporous Silicon Substrates
2.2. Deposition of ZnO Thin Films by the Sol–Gel Spin Coating Method
2.3. Deposition of ZnO Thin Films by the USP Method
2.4. Characterization of ZnO Thin Films
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Characteristics |
---|---|
Z1G | ZnO on glass substrate by sol–gel spin coating method |
Z1P | ZnO on mPS substrate by sol–gel spin coating method |
Z2G | ZnO on glass substrate by USP method |
Z2P | ZnO on mPS substrate by USP method |
Sample | FWHM (002) | 2 θ (°) | Crystallite Size (nm) | ε |
---|---|---|---|---|
Z1G | 0.4213 | 33.8145 | 20 | 0.100826 |
Z1P | 0.5312 | 34.4291 | 15 | 0.126851 |
Z2G | 1.3099 | 34.0601 | 6 | 0.313116 |
Z2P | 0.9811 | 34.4287 | 8 | 0.234288 |
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Martínez, L.; García-Salgado, G.; Morales-Morales, F.; Campillo, B.; Hernández, A.G.; Karthik, T.V.K.; Jiménez-Vivanco, M.R.; Campos-Álvarez, J. ZnO Films Incorporation Study on Macroporous Silicon Structure. Materials 2021, 14, 3697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14133697
Martínez L, García-Salgado G, Morales-Morales F, Campillo B, Hernández AG, Karthik TVK, Jiménez-Vivanco MR, Campos-Álvarez J. ZnO Films Incorporation Study on Macroporous Silicon Structure. Materials. 2021; 14(13):3697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14133697
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartínez, Lizeth, Godofredo García-Salgado, Francisco Morales-Morales, Bernardo Campillo, Angélica G. Hernández, Tangirala V. K. Karthik, María R. Jiménez-Vivanco, and José Campos-Álvarez. 2021. "ZnO Films Incorporation Study on Macroporous Silicon Structure" Materials 14, no. 13: 3697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14133697