Electron-phonon interaction and size effect study in catalyst based zinc oxide thin films

Shinde, S. S. ; Shinde, P. S. ; Sathe, V. G. ; Barman, S. R. ; Bhosale, C. H. ; Rajpure, K. Y. (2010) Electron-phonon interaction and size effect study in catalyst based zinc oxide thin films Journal of Molecular Structure, 984 (1-3). pp. 186-193. ISSN 0022-2860

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Abstract

Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films have attracted great attention due to their possible applications in optoelectronic devices. The dependence of size and catalyst (indium and fluorine) in ZnO thin films synthesized by spray pyrolysis technique was studied. To understand the chemical bonding structure and electronic states of the catalyst based ZnO thin films, XPS analysis was carried out. A comprehensive micro-Raman scattering study of the phonons in catalyst based ZnO thin films grown in ambient air was made. Low temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy studies were carried out for the detailed structures, vibrations, and in situ size variation of nanostructured thin films. The size and catalyst dependence of the coupling strength between electron and LO phonon was experimentally estimated. The coupling strength determined by the ratio of second to first-order Raman scattering cross sections was found to diminish with decreasing crystallite size, and the Frohlich interaction plays the vital role in electron-phonon-coupling in ZnO. Influence of catalyst on the luminescence properties was investigated.

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Keywords:Catalyst Based Zno; Raman Scattering; X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy; Electron-phonon Coupling; Photoluminescence
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