Factors affecting the properties of zinc oxide thin films prepared bydip-coating method: A review

• Published in: Advanced Materials Research
• Main Author: Malek M.F.; Mamat M.H.; Zahidi M.M.; Sahdan M.Z.; Mahmood M.R.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84875729725&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMR.667.193&partnerID=40&md5=95c5dc3b18eda0599a64b169cd80b509

Recent research papers for zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films prepared by dip-coating methodare reviewed. The aim is on the factors affecting the properties of ZnO thin films prepared by dipcoatingmethod and the preparation of ZnO solution precursor using sol-gel process. Several ofjournals have been discovered to find out the related study on this topic. It was found that solutionchemical equilibrium, substrate and thermal processing are the factors that contribute to the variousproperties of ZnO thin films. This review hopefully can help in improving the properties of ZnOthin film for possible applications to photoconductor, integrated sensor, transparent conductingoxide electrodes, optoelectronic devices and so on. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.