Title

Synthesis And Characterisation Of Sol-Gel Derived Nanostructured Composite Of Zno/Pvp Thin Films

Keywords

AFM; Chemistry; Dip coating; FTIR; Morphology; Nanocomposite; Nanoparticle; Precursor; PVP; SEM; Sensor; Sol-gel; Surface; XPS; Zinc oxide

Abstract

Pure ZnO films and ZnO nanoparticle dispersed polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) films were prepared on a Pyrex glass substrate by sol-gel dip coating using a zinc acetate precursor. The thin film is extensively characterised for its surface morphology, chemistry, thickness and nanocrystallite size, using various advanced analytical techniques such as SEM, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Under the given processing conditions, ZnO semiconductor thin films with nanocrystallite size 20-30 nm were obtained, and the ZnO nanoparticle size in the PVP matrix increased with increase in ZnO content. © 2004 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Publication Date

10-1-2004

Publication Title

Surface Engineering

Volume

20

Issue

5

Number of Pages

373-378

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1179/026708404X1152

Socpus ID

9744283380 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/9744283380

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