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Unique surface textures of ZnO films deposited by chemical bath deposition
Author(s) -
Seo SeungWoo,
Lee DongHyun,
Kim Young Sung,
Chae Heeyeop,
Cho Sung Min
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.200925436
Subject(s) - texture (cosmology) , zinc , materials science , hexagonal crystal system , deposition (geology) , shell (structure) , chemical bath deposition , chemical engineering , thin film , nanotechnology , crystallography , chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , geology , image (mathematics) , paleontology , artificial intelligence , sediment , computer science , engineering
The unique surface textures of zinc oxide (ZnO) films grown by chemical bath deposition were presented. Both the zinc concentration and ethanol content in the chemical bath were found to affect the surface texture of ZnO films significantly. At certain growth conditions, the commonly observed textures derived from ZnO hexagonal rods evolve into unique shell‐like textures. The shell‐like surface textures are entirely different from the common textures in that the shape of grains is not hexagonal but rather round. A possible mechanism for the shell‐like texture growth was discussed.