The Effect of Sputtering Time and Substrate Type on the Structure of Zinc Nanoparticles Prepared by the DC Sputtering Technique

Hadi, Iman H.; Jawad, Muslim F.; Hassoon, Khaleel I.

doi:10.30684/etj.v40i4.2096

	The Effect of Sputtering Time and Substrate Type on the Structure of Zinc Nanoparticles Prepared by the DC Sputtering Technique
Engineering and Technology Journal
Article 8, Volume 40, Issue 4, 2022, Pages 582-587 PDF (1.03 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.30684/etj.v40i4.2096
Authors
Iman H. Hadi^* ; Muslim F. Jawad; Khaleel I. Hassoon
Applied Sciences Dept., University of Technology-Iraq, Alsina’a street, 10066 Baghdad, Iraq.
Abstract
Zn thin films have been successfully deposited on two different substrates, FTO and p-type Si (111), with thickness (112, 186) nm at (1 and 8) min, respectively, via DC sputtering technique in this work. Structural properties of the prepared thin films were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). XRD results showed that the samples have a hexagonal wurtzite structure. From the results of FESEM images, all the samples showed a uniform distribution of granular surface shape morphology. The grain sizes of the Zn thin films were estimated based on measured X-ray diffraction patterns. Zn thin film thicknesses were increased as the sputtering time increased for all substrates. The best result was the deposition of zinc nanoparticles on Si (p-type) at 1 min, where the particle size was at the peak of 7 nm.
Highlights
The samples have a hexagonal wurtzite structure. All the samples showed a uniform distribution of granular surface shape morphology. Zn thin film thicknesses were increased as the sputtering time increased for all substrates. The best result was the deposition of zinc nanoparticles on Si (p-type) at 1 min, where the particle size was at the peak of 7 nm.
Keywords
Metal NPs/Si (111); DC sputtering method; FESEM; XRD diffraction

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