The effect of Zr (IV) doping on TiO2 thin film structure and optical characteristics
Bolbol, Ahmed M.; Abd-Elkader, Omar H.; Elshimy, Hassan; Zaki, Zaki I.; Shata, Salah A.; Kamel, M.; Radwan, Ahmed S.; Mostafa, Nasser Y.;
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Dense thin films of TiO2 and TiO2 doped with Zr4+ were spin coated on glass substrate and annealed at 450 °C. The optical characteristics and crystalline structure were studied using UV–vis, PL, XRD, and SEM. X-ray investigation proved that an anatase phase was formed in all Zr-doped samples (0, 0.5, 1, 5, and 10 %). Zr-doping changes the band gap energy from Eg = 3.48 eV (undoped) to 3.57 eV (1 % doping), along with the large size of Zr4+ results in slight lattice enlargement. Increasing Zr-doping beyond 1.0 % is associated with decreasing the band gap due to amorphization of TiO2. The anatase crystallites growth is stalled with increasing doping; from 23.5 nm to 10.43 nm and micro-strain increases with increasing doping concentration. The changes in optical properties, crystal growth and structure properties are due to lattice strain created by the collective effect of Zr-doping and reduction in crystallite size. Zr-doped TiO2 nanoparticles exhibited typical photoluminescence (PL) matching to the visible spectrum region when excited at 275 nm. The produced thin films had a lower rate of electron–hole recombination than TiO2 that was not doped.
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Title | The effect of Zr (IV) doping on TiO<inf>2</inf> thin film structure and optical characteristics | Authors | Bolbol, Ahmed M.; Abd-Elkader, Omar H.; Elshimy, Hassan ; Zaki, Zaki I.; Shata, Salah A.; Kamel, M.; Radwan, Ahmed S.; Mostafa, Nasser Y. | Keywords | Band gap;Dense TiO 2;Thin film;Sping coating;Zr-doping | Issue Date | 1-Nov-2022 | Journal | Results in Physics | Volume | 42 | ISSN | 22113797 | DOI | 10.1016/j.rinp.2022.105955 | Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85138789563 |
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