Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Nanostructure Lanthanum Doped Zinc Oxide Optical Materials Nanostructure Lanthanum Doped Zinc Oxide Optical Materials   Subject : physics  Document Language : English  Abstract : Transition-metal-doped ZnO is considered a promising candidate for applications in spintronics. Thin films of ZnO at different Lanthanum (La) doping concentration varied from 1 to 4 wt% have been synthesized via a new facile sol gel route using the spin coating approach. X-ray diffraction patterns of the films showed that the pure ZnO and La-doped ZnO films exhibited hexagonal wurtzite crystal structure with a preferred orientation along (002) direction. The crystallite size, lattice constants, lattice strain, defect density and crystallinity of the films depending on La wt%. Surface morphology of the films obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission scanning microscopy (TEM) revealed that films grew as nano-spherical shaped with diameters varying between 18 to 20 nm dependent on La wt%. The optical transmittances of all films are highly transparent in the visible wavelength region with an average transmittance of about 91%. The optical energy gap increased from 3.30 to 3.33 eV with an increase in the concentration of La-doping. The optical constants such as refractive index, extension coefficient, real and imaginary dielectric constant of La doped ZnO films were also estimated. The dc electrical conductivity of the films increases with the increasing in La wt%. These new simple low-cost approach should promise us a future large-scale growth of metal oxides nanostructures for potential applications in optoelectronics  ISSN : 1555-130X  Journal Name : JOURNAL OF NANOELECTRONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS  Volume : 9  Issue Number : 5  Publishing Year : 1435 AH 2014 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Thursday, July 27, 2017  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email Nadia Abdel Aal Aal, Nadia Abdel Investigator Doctorate   Faten Al-Hazm Al-Hazm, Faten Researcher Doctorate   A.A Al-Ghamdi, Al-Ghamdi, A.A Researcher Doctorate   A.A Hendi Hendi, A.A Researcher Doctorate   R. H. Alorainy, Alorainy,, R. H. Researcher Doctorate   A.M Nawar Nawar, A.M Researcher Doctorate   S El-Gazzar El-Gazzar, S Researcher Doctorate   Farid El-Tantawy El-Tantawy, Farid Researcher Doctorate   F Yakuphanoglu Yakuphanoglu, F Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  42314.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page