caa a22 4500 463213203 CHVBK 20180405153148.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00339-007-4282-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00339-007-4282-4 ZnO films grown by successive chemical solution deposition [Elektronische Daten] [A.E. Rakhshani, A. Bumajdad, J. Kokaj] ZnO films were grown from 0.1-M zincate solutions on stainless-steel and aluminosilicate glass substrates by the successive chemical solution deposition method. The structure, morphology, composition, and optical emission properties of the films were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and photoluminescence techniques. Results revealed that the as-grown film contains a substantial amount of amorphous zinc hydroxide (15-25%), at least on its surface. This can be reduced to 7% by annealing the film in argon (350°C, 1h). Despite the presence of the hydroxide phase, the films hexagonal lattice constants match the standard values. The films surface texture and the grains shape and preferential orientation depend on the type of the substrate and its surface conditioning. The UV photoluminescence emission from as-grown films at 3.22±0.04eV (380-390nm) and its suppression due to the effect of chlorine are addressed. Springer-Verlag, 2007 Rakhshani A.E. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait aut Bumajdad A. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait aut Kokaj J. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait aut Applied Physics A Springer-Verlag 89/4(2007-12-01), 923-928 0947-8396 89:4<923 2007 89 339 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4282-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4282-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rakhshani A.E. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bumajdad A. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kokaj J. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, 13060, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Physics A Springer-Verlag 89/4(2007-12-01), 923-928 0947-8396 89:4<923 2007 89 339 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer