International Journal of New Horizons in Physics
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International Journal of New Horizons in Physics


Volume
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Volume 10, Issue 1


Published
on

January 1, 2023


Pages

1-9


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Article

Investigation of dilute Gd doped ZnO film: structural and morphological properties for various applications

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Authors

A. Z. Mahmoud Affiliation:
Physics Department, College of Sciences and Art At ArRass, Qassim University, ArRass 51921, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
, E. M. M. Ibrahim Affiliation:
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt
, Lamiaa Galal Affiliation:
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt; Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt; Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University, Arar 91431, Saudi Arabia
and E. R. Shaaban* Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt


Abstract

The co-precipitation process is used to create various compositions of the bulk sample of Zn1-xGdxO (x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, and 0.1). The current study examines the morphological and structural characteristics of Gd-doped ZnO thin films. By using an electron beam approach, the required coatings were deposited onto extremely clean glass substrates. The production of the hexagonal wurtzite single phase of ZnO, which exhibits a strong (002) peak with a peak shift towards lower angle, was discovered by X-ray diffraction. It was discovered that the films' crystallite sizes shrank as the Gd content rose. Calculations have been made for the lattice constant, cell volume, atomic packing fraction, and surface density. Zn1-xGdxO thin films' microstructural characteristics, crystallite size, and lattice strain were computed. Zn1-xGdxO thin films' microstructural characteristics, crystallite size, and lattice strain were computed. The details of the alterations in microstructural parameters in relation to Gd concentration were then covered. Zn1-xGdxO’s Zn-O bond lengths and bond angles were established and have since changed. The turnability of microstructural parameters recommend Zn1-xGdxO samples in various applications in electronic devices.


Keywords

Gd doped ZnO, Structure parameters, Bond length, Bond angle, SEM


Citation

Mahmoud, A. Z., Ibrahim, E. M. M., Galal, L., & Shaaban, E. R. (2023). Investigation of dilute gd doped zno film: Structural and morphological properties for various applications. International Journal of New Horizons in Physics, 10(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.18576/ijnhp/100101

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