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Oriented ZnO thin films synthesis by sol–gel process for laser application
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In this paper, a systematic study of the key parameters that influence the texture and preferential orientation of films deposited by sol-gel procedures (precursor, solvent and additive nature and concentration, coating and heat treatment conditions).About:
This article is published in Thin Solid Films.The article was published on 2003-03-20. It has received 294 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Texture (crystalline) & Thin film.read more
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Sol–gel-deposited ZnO thin films: A review
TL;DR: In this article, the main chemical routes used in the sol-gel synthesis of undoped ZnO thin films and highlights the chemical and physical parameters influencing their structural properties are summarized.
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Bulk Synthesis of Transparent and Homogeneous Polymeric Hybrid Materials with ZnO Quantum Dots and PMMA
TL;DR: In situ sol-gel polymerization is demonstrated for fabricating transparent poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-ZnO quantum dot (QD)- hybrid materials in bulk dimension as mentioned in this paper.
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The effects of zinc nitrate, zinc acetate and zinc chloride precursors on investigation of structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films
TL;DR: In this paper, structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and optical transmittance spectra.
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Optical and Structural Properties of ZnO Thin Films Fabricated by Sol-Gel Method
TL;DR: In this paper, a hexagonal wurtzite structure was obtained for hexagonal ZnO thin films with lattice constants a = b = 3.260 A, c = 5.214 A, and the optical band gap energy of the thin films was found to be direct allowed transition 3.24 eV.
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Effect of preheating and annealing temperatures on quality characteristics of ZnO thin film prepared by sol–gel method
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between the heat treatment temperatures (preheating temperature and annealing temperature) and the quality characteristics of ZnO piezoelectric thin films (c-axis orientation, residual stress, grain size, roughness and resistivity) was investigated.
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TL;DR: In this article, the normal modes of vibration are illustrated and corresponding vibrational frequencies are listed for each type, including diatomic, triatomic, fouratomic, five-atomic, six-atomic and seven-atomic types.
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Electron–electron and electron‐hole interactions in small semiconductor crystallites: The size dependence of the lowest excited electronic state
TL;DR: In this paper, the excited electronic states of semiconductor crystallites sufficiently small (∼50 A diam) that the electronic properties differ from those of bulk materials were modeled, and an approximate formula was given for the lowest excited electronic state energy.
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Room-temperature ultraviolet laser emission from self-assembled ZnO microcrystallite thin films
TL;DR: In this article, room-temperature ultraviolet (UV) laser emission of ZnO microcrystallite thin films is reported, which represents an important step towards the development of nanometer photoelectronics.
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Semiconductor clusters in the sol-gel process: quantized aggregation, gelation, and crystal growth in concentrated zinc oxide colloids
Lubomir Spanhel,Marc A. Anderson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new synthesis of ZnO wurtzite clusters (crystallite sizes 3-6 nm) was presented, employing ultrasound, allowing one to produce relatively highly concentrated 0.1 M Q-ZnO colloids within a few minutes.