Synthesis and Characterization of (Sn, Al) Co-doped ZnO Semiconductors

Abstract

This study presents the effects of tin and aluminium doping and tin/aluminium co-doping on structural, optical, morphological properties of ZnO. Solid state reaction method was used to prepare the samples Zn1-x-ySnxAlyO ((x:y) = (0.00: 0.00), (0.00: 0.03), (0.03: 0.00), (0.03: 0.03)). The properties of the samples were examined by XRD, SEM, EDX spectroscopy and UV–vis spectroscopy. XRD results demonstrated that the lattice parameters a and c, unit cell volume, bond length L decreases while dislocation density increases with doping. The average crystallite size decreased compared to undoped ZnO. SEM images indicated that all samples show presence of hexagonal like grains and grain size decreases with doping. The optical band gaps were estimated from Tauc plots and found as 3.27, 3.26, 3.23, 3.25 eV for undoped and doped Zn0.97Sn0.03O, Zn0.97Al0.03O and Zn0.94Sn0.03Al0.03O samples, respectively. The structural and optical calculations showed that characteristic properties of ZnO changed with Al and Sn doping.

Keywords

• Sn and Al co-doped
• ZnO
• XRD
• SEM
• EDX
• UV-Vis spectroscopy

(Sn, Al) Eş-katkılı ZnO Yarıiletkenlerinin Sentezi ve Karakterizasyonu

Abstract

Bu çalışma, kalay ve alüminyum katkılamasının ve kalay/alüminyum eş katkılamasının ZnO' nun yapısal, optik ve morfolojik özellikleri üzerindeki etkilerini sunmaktadır. Katı hal reaksiyon yöntemi, Zn1-x-ySnxAlyO ((x:y) = (0.00: 0.00), (0.00: 0.03), (0.03: 0.00), (0.03: 0.03)) örneklerini hazırlamak için kullanılmıştır. Örneklerin özellikleri XRD, SEM, EDX spektroskopisi ve UV-vis spektroskopisi ile incelenmiştir. XRD sonuçları, örgü parametreleri a ve c, birim hücre hacmi, bağ uzunluğu L'nin azalırken, dislokasyon yoğunluğunun katkılama ile arttığını göstermiştir. Ortalama kristalit boyutu, katkılanmamış ZnO ile karşılaştırıldığında azalmıştır. SEM görüntüleri, tüm örneklerde hekzagonal benzeri tanelerin varlığını ve tane boyutunun katkılama ile azaldığını göstermiştir. Optik bant aralıkları Tauc grafiklerinden hesaplanmıştır ve sırasıyla katkısız ve katkılı Zn0.97Sn0.03O, Zn0.97Al0.03O ve Zn0.94Sn0.03Al0.03O numuneleri için 3.27, 3.26, 3.23, 3.25 eV olarak bulunmuştur. Yapısal ve optik hesaplamalar, ZnO'nun karakteristik özelliklerinin Al ve Sn katkısıyla değiştiğini göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Sn ve Al eş-katkılama
• ZnO
• XRD
• SEM
• EDX
• UV-Vis spektroskopi

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