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Advanced Morphological, Structural, and Optical Study of Pure and Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Transparent Electronics Applications

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Present work reports on the sol–gel synthesis of pure zinc oxide (ZnO) and 1% vanadium (V) doped zinc oxide (V:ZnO) thin films. Characterization of the fabricated thin films was carried out to study the structural, morphological, elemental, and optical properties. XRD analysis confirms strain is created due to V doping. Morphological results show that V:ZnO thin films are much smoother and homogeneous in comparison to that pure ZnO thin films. The doping of V ion in the ZnO crystal shows a decrease in Urbach energy, and CIE chromaticity results show that V:ZnO emits dark blue color. The statistical and fractal analysis reveals that 1% V doping enhances uniform and smooth texture. Overall results reveal that V:ZnO thin films have been used in transparent electronics and as blue LED.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support received from the Department of Science and Technology (SERB), New Delhi, under the Core Research Grant Project (SERB sanction order no. CRG/2019/000445 dated December 18, 2019).

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Financial assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (SERB), New Delhi, under the Core Research Grant Project (SERB sanction order no. CRG/2019/000445 dated December 18, 2019) is acknowledged.

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    Apoorva Katoch, Navneet Kaur & Raminder Kaur

  2. Department of Physics, Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, 425001, India

    Vandana Shinde

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Apoorva Katoch and Navneet Kaur: methodology, synthesis, data collection, and formal analysis. Raminder Kaur: conceptualization, methodology, validation, funding acquisition, supervision, and writing. Vandana Shinde: XRD analysis and interpretation and review and editing.

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Statistical and fractal study for detailed morphological analysis, along with XRD whole pattern fitting and Urbach energy calculation of thin films of pure ZnO and vanadium-doped ZnO synthesized by sol-gel method, is explored. Overall study reveals that 1% V doping ZnO can be used as blue LED and transparent electronics in the future.

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Katoch, A., Kaur, N., Shinde, V. et al. Advanced Morphological, Structural, and Optical Study of Pure and Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Transparent Electronics Applications. Braz J Phys 53, 61 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-023-01271-3

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