Effect of intrinsic zinc oxide coating on the properties of Al-doped zinc oxide nanorod arrays

• Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings
• Main Author: Saidi S.A.; Mamat M.H.; Ismail A.S.; Malek M.F.; Yusoff M.M.; Sin N.D.M.; Zoolfakar A.S.; Khusaimi Z.; Rusop M.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047334418&doi=10.1063%2f1.5036884&partnerID=40&md5=1f03003ecd3c477e580c89e406cab9a3

The aim of this study was to explore the influence of intrinsic zinc oxide (ZnO) coating fabricated by a simple immersion method. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis indicated that the Al-doped ZnO nanorod arrays films had a hexagonal wurtzite structure, similar to that of an intrinsic ZnO coating. Structural properties of the samples were characterised using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM; JEOL JSM-7600F) and optical properties using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The XRD results showed that all films were crystallized under hexagonal wurtzite structure and presented a preferential orientation along the c-axis (002) was obtained. The XRD results showed that the intrinsic ZnO coating material had a strong orientation, whereas the ZnO was randomly oriented. Overall these results indicate that intrinsic ZnO coating are pontetial for the creation of functional materials such as barrier protection, optoelectronic devices, humidity sensor and ultraviolet photoconductive sensor. © 2018 Author(s).