Open AccessOne-step chemical bath deposition of Cu2O flowers grown on ITO seed layer coated glass substrate
Author(s) -
Forat H. Alsultany
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/557/1/012081
Subject(s) - crystallinity , substrate (aquarium) , materials science , scanning electron microscope , layer (electronics) , chemical bath deposition , deposition (geology) , transmittance , sputter deposition , band gap , ultraviolet , chemical engineering , diffraction , analytical chemistry (journal) , sputtering , optoelectronics , composite material , optics , thin film , chemistry , nanotechnology , chromatography , paleontology , oceanography , sediment , engineering , biology , geology , physics
Here, the growth of Cu 2 O flowers on a glass substrate were successfully fabricated using one-step chemical bath deposition method at low growth temperature. These flowers were grown on ITO seed layers that were prepared on glass substrate by magnetron-frequency RF sputtering. The structure and surface morphology of the products of Cu 2 O flowers were characterized in detail using X-ray diffraction and microscopy of field emission scanning electron. Optical properties were examined through the ultraviolet/visible spectro-scopy. The results showed that the Cu 2 O flowers were uniformly formed on ITO seeds-coated glass substrate, grow in the cubic structure with film preferential (111) plane orientation, high transmittance, and good crystallinity. The value of band gap is approximately 2.53 eV. This study helps to be the basis for more research on the growth of Cu2O at low-temperature and low cost-effective substrate.