Composition Dependence on Structural and Optical Properties of Mg_xZn_(1-x)O Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method

• Published in: Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society pp. 3453 - 3458
• Main Authors: 김민수, 김종수, 김진수, Dong-Yul Lee, 남기웅, 김소아람, Kwang Gug Yim, Keun Tae Noh, 임재영
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 대한화학회 01.09.2011
• Subjects: 화학
• ISSN: 0253-2964; 1229-5949

The MgxZn_(1-x)O thin films with the various content ratio ranging from 0 to 0.4 were prepared by sol-gel spincoating method. To investigate the effects of content ratio on the structural and optical properties of the Mg_xZn_(1-x)O thin films, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and photoluminescence (PL) were carried out. With increase in the content ratio, the grain size of the Mg_xZn_(1-x)O thin films was increased, however, at the content ratio above 0.2, MgO particles with cubic structure were formed on the surface of the Mg_xZn_(1-x)O thin films, indicating that the Mg content exceeded its solubility limit in the thin films. The residual stress of the Mg_xZn(1-x)O thin films is increased with increase in the Mg mole fraction. In the PL investigations, the bandgap and the activation energy of the Mg_xZn_(1-x)O thin films was increased with the Mg mole fraction. KCI Citation Count: 7