@article { author = {Habibi, M. H. and Khaledi Sardashti, M.}, title = {Preparation and proposed mechanism of ZnO Nanostructure Thin Film on Glass with Highest c-axis Orientation}, journal = {International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology}, volume = {4}, number = {1}, pages = {13-16}, year = {2008}, publisher = {Iranian Nanotechnology Society}, issn = {1735-7004}, eissn = {2423-5911}, doi = {}, abstract = {In this paper, ZnO thin film is deposited on slide glass substrate using the sol-gel process. Presenting well-defined orientation of ZnO thin films Nanostructure were obtained by dip coating of zinc acetate dihydrate, monoethanolamine (MEA), de-ionized water and isopropanol alcohol. The annealed ZnO thin films were transparent ca 85-90% in visible range with an absorption edges at about 375 nm. The morphologies and phase structure show that the ZnO/glass film is formed by a layer of ZnO nano-sized particles with average diameter of 40 nm. X-ray diffraction results showed polycrystalline wurtzite with a highest c-axis preferential (002) orientation with the only sharp X-ray diffraction peak at 34.40 corresponding to the hexagonal ZnO. The high c-axis orientation improved and the grain size increased by the annealing temperature. These results showed that the sol-gel deposited ZnO films have potential applications such as catalyst and transparent electrodes in optic and electronic devices.}, keywords = {Thin film,ZnO,nanostructure,Sol-gel,Dip coating}, url = {https://www.ijnnonline.net/article_3993.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijnnonline.net/article_3993_67abb8a51ecbea4426a802b76a979f83.pdf} }