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ZnO Thin Films of Flowered-Fibrous Micro/Nanowebs on Glass Substrates Using the Spray Pyrolysis Method

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Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2018 (TMS 2018)

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Zinc oxide (ZnO ) flowered-fibrous micro/nanowebs were produced as thin films on glass substrates at 350 ℃ using the low cost spray pyrolysis (SP) method. The films were characterized using the XRD diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM ), and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Hexagonal structure was confirmed from X-ray diffractogram, which showed preferential orientation along the (002) line. SEM images showed two dimensional flowered-fibrous micro/nanowebs, and EDS elemental analysis revealed the presence of chlorine in the films in addition to zinc and oxygen. The obtained morphology is important for optoelectronic device industry and solar cells , where it provides large surface area that helps light harvesting.

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  1. Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Al Isra University, Amman, 11622, Jordan

    Shadia J. Ikhmayies

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  1. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

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  2. CanmetMATERIALS, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Jian Li

  3. Al-Isra University, Amman, Jordan

    Shadia Ikhmayies

  4. ArcelorMittal Global R&D, East Chicago, Indiana, USA

    Mingming Zhang

  5. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

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  6. Mail Stop G770, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

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  7. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

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  8. Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  9. Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

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  10. UNSW Canberra, Campbell, ACT, Australia

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  11. Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

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  12. Central South University, Changsha, China

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  13. UNSW Canberra, Campbell, Aust Capital Terr, Australia

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  14. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Ikhmayies, S.J. (2018). ZnO Thin Films of Flowered-Fibrous Micro/Nanowebs on Glass Substrates Using the Spray Pyrolysis Method. In: Li, B., et al. Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2018 . TMS 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72484-3_23

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