Effect of Annealing on Structure, Morphology, Electrical and Optical Properties of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Thin Films
| Authors | S.G. Pawar , M.A. Chougule , P.R. Godse , D.M. Jundale, S.A. Pawar, B.T. Raut, V.B. Patil |
| Affiliations | Materials Research Laboratory, School of Physical Sciences, Solapur University, Solapur-413255, M.S., India |
| Е-mail | drvbpatil@gmail.com |
| Issue | Volume 3, Year 2011, Number 1, Part 1 |
| Dates | Received 04 February 2011, in final form 16 March 2011, published online 23 March 2011 |
| Citation | S.G. Pawar, M.A. Chougule, P.R. Godse, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 3 No1, 185 (2011) |
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| PACS Number(s) | 73.63.Bd |
| Keywords | Sol-gel method (4) , Structural properties (9) , Optical properties (22) , Electrical conductivity (10) . |
| Annotation |
Semi-transparent and highly conducting nanostructured titanium oxide thin films have been prepared by sol-gel method. Thin films of TiO2 deposited on glass substrates using spin coating technique and the effect of annealing temperature (400 - 700 °C) on structural, microstructural, electrical and optical properties were studied. The X-ray diffraction and Atomic force microscopy measurements confirmed that the films grown by this technique have good crystalline tetragonal mixed anatase and rutile phase structure and homogeneous surface. The study also reveals that the rms value of thin film roughness increases from 7 to 19 nm. HRTEM image of TiO2 thin film (annealed at 700 °C) shows that a grain of about 50 - 60 nm in size is really aggregate of many small crystallites of around 10 - 15 nm. Electron diffraction pattern shows that the TiO2 films exhibited tetragonal structure. The surface morphology (SEM) of the TiO2 film showed that the nanoparticles are fine with an average grain size of about 50 - 60 nm. The optical band gap slightly decreases from 3.26 - 3.24 eV and the dc electrical conductivity was found in the range of 10-6 to 10-5(Ω·cm)-1 when the annealing temperature is changed from 400 to 700 °C. It is observed that TiO2 thin film annealed at 700 °C after deposition provide a smooth and flat texture suited for optoelectronic applications. |
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