MgO and ZnO Composite Thin Films Using the Spin Coating Method on Microscope Glasses

Ayşe Kaya Balta, Özlem Ertek, Nail Eker, İbrahim Okur

Department of Physics, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.

DOI: 10.4236/msa.2015.61006                

Abstract

In this study, a new route to produce pure and composite ZnO-MgO thin films has been presented. In the process the pure ZnO thin films were the starting point, ending up with MgO by doping various percentages (from 0% to 100%) of Mg with the help of sol-gel spin coating technique. The crystal phases in all doping levels have been obtained when the samples annealed at 600℃ for a duration of 6 hours. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra, the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs and UV-Vis absorption spectra have been performed to elucidate the composed film structures.

Keywords

ZnO, MgO, Doping, Microscope Glass, Spin Coating, Thin Film

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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