<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>SnO2 nanocrystalline thin films have been deposited on oxidized silicon substrates by spin-coating from a precursor solution, followed by slow thermal annealing in oxygen atmosphere at different temperatures (500 to 900 °C). The precursor solution consisted of 1.0 to 2.0 M SnCl4·5H2O in isopropanol. It was shown that the concentration of the precursor solution, annealing temperature and heating rate had a significant effect on the structural, optical and electrical properties of the studied thin films. The topography of SnO2 thin films was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, as-deposited films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis and impedance spectroscopy.</p></abstract>

SnO2 nanocrystalline thin films have been deposited on oxidized silicon substrates by spin-coating from a precursor solution, followed by slow thermal annealing in oxygen atmosphere at different temperatures (500 to 900 °C). The precursor solution consisted of 1.0 to 2.0 M SnCl4·5H2O in isopropanol. It was shown that the concentration of the precursor solution, annealing temperature and heating rate had a significant effect on the structural, optical and electrical properties of the studied thin films. The topography of SnO2 thin films was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, as-deposited films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis and impedance spectroscopy.

Electrical and optical properties of spin-coated SnO2 nanofilms

Institute of Electronics, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 16, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland

Dept. of Optoelectronics, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 2, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland

Institute of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials, Silesian University of Technology, S. Konarskiego 18, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland

Materials Science-Poland

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SnO2 nanocrystalline thin films have been deposited on oxidized silicon substrates by spin-coating from a precursor solution, followed by slow thermal...

Electrical and optical properties of spin-coated SnO2 nanofilms

Published Online: Dec 19, 2014

Page range: 729 - 736

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-014-0265-2

Keywords
spin-coating, tin dioxide, UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction

© 2014 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Electrical and optical properties of spin-coated SnO2 nanofilms

Published Online: Dec 19, 2014

Page range: 729 - 736

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-014-0265-2

Keywordsspin-coating, tin dioxide, UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction

© 2014 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
spin-coating, tin dioxide, UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction