Issue |
Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 65, Number 2, February 2014
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Article Number | 20302 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Thin Films | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2013130471 | |
Published online | 03 February 2014 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2013130471
Influence of solvent on humidity sensing of sol-gel deposited ZnO thin films
1
Laboratoire Microsystème et Instrumentation, Département d’électronique, Université de Constantine 1, route d’Ain El Bey, 25000 Constantine, Algeria
2
Laboratoire Microstructure et Défauts dans les Matériaux, Département de physique, Université de Constantine 1, route d’Ain El Bey, 25000 Constantine, Algeria
3
Institut Jean Lamour, Département CP2S, UMR 7198 CNRS-Nancy-Université-UPV-Metz, École des Mines de Nancy, Parc de Saurupt, CS14234, 54042 Nancy, France
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Département de physique, Université de Constantine 1, route d’Ain El Bey, 25000 Constantine, Algeria
a e-mail: ch_boukaous@yahoo.fr
Received:
15
October
2013
Revised:
15
December
2013
Accepted:
17
December
2013
Published online:
3
February
2014
Undoped zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films have been grown on glass substrates by sol-gel process associated with dip coating. Two different solvents are used such as: 2-methoxyethanol and ethanol. The influence of these solvents on structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films has been investigated. Crystallinity and surface morphology of ZnO films are analyzed using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The optical properties are characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). Humidity sensors have been prepared with deposited ZnO films. Results reveal that ZnO thin film synthesized with 2-methoxyethanol showed a better crystalline quality and ultraviolet emission performance. In addition, a smaller transmittance in visible range and a higher surface roughness are observed. Sensing humidity test exhibits better sensitivity for sensor prepared with film deposited using 2-methoxyethanol as solvent.
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