| Title |
Thermal Annealing of a Zn Seed Layer on Quartz, and its Effect on the Structural and Optical Properties of Spin-coated ZnO Thin Films |
| Authors |
(Seonhee Park); (Jae Young Leem) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2016.54.4.283 |
| ISSN |
1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN) |
| Keywords |
zinc oxide; optical materials; sol-gel; x-ray diffraction; optical properties |
| Abstract |
ZnO thin films were spin-coated onto a Zn seed layer that was deposited on a quartz substrate by thermal evaporation. This was found to enhance the structural and optical properties of the resulting ZnO thin film, with a particular improvement in its optical transmittance. Furthermore, by varying the temperature at which the Zn seed layer was thermally annealed, a temperature of 100℃ was identified as being optimal to ensure a maximum increase in the crystallinity and optical properties of a ZnO thin film. On the basis of these results, it is proposed that the use of a thermally annealed Zn seed layer is an effective means of achieving high-quality ZnO thin films. |