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International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies
ISSN: 2028-9324     CODEN: IJIABO     OCLC Number: 828807274     ZDB-ID: 2703985-7
 
 
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Optical Characterization of Fluorine doped Tin Oxide (FTO) thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis technique and annealed under Nitrogen atmosphere


Volume 9, Issue 2, November 2014, Pages 947–955

 Optical Characterization of Fluorine doped Tin Oxide (FTO) thin films deposited  by spray pyrolysis technique and annealed under Nitrogen atmosphere

Sanusi Abdullahi1, A.U. Moreh2, B. Hamza3, U. Sadiya4, Z. Abdullahi5, M. A. Wara6, H. Kamaluddeen7, M. A. Kebbe8, and U. F. Monsurat9

1 Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria
2 Department of Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
3 Department of Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria
4 Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria
5 Physics Advanced Lab, Shedda Science and Technology Complex, SHESTCO, Abuja, Nigeria
6 Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria
7 Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria
8 Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria
9 Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria

Original language: English

Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract


Spray pyrolysis technique has been used to deposit Fluorine doped Tin Oxide (FTO) thin films. Optical constants such as refractive index (n), extinction coefficient (K) and the absorption coefficient () of the FTO thin films were determined using spectrophotometric measurement of transmittance, absorbance and reflectance in the spectral range from 172 to 1100nm. The maximum value of transmittance was in the range of 77% to 86%. Furthermore, the effect of annealing temperature and the annealing condition on optical band gap (Eg) was studied. The optical band gap was found to be within the range of 3.50 to 4.0 eV.

Author Keywords: Fluorine doped Tin oxide (FTO), Optical properties, Extinction coefficient, refractive index.


How to Cite this Article


Sanusi Abdullahi, A.U. Moreh, B. Hamza, U. Sadiya, Z. Abdullahi, M. A. Wara, H. Kamaluddeen, M. A. Kebbe, and U. F. Monsurat, “Optical Characterization of Fluorine doped Tin Oxide (FTO) thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis technique and annealed under Nitrogen atmosphere,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 947–955, November 2014.