Effect of Ethanolamine and HCl on structural and optical properties of Nickel oxide thin films

Blessymol B; Yasotha P; Kalaiselvi V; Gopi S

doi:10.34256/famr2211

Blessymol B Department of Physics, Navarasam Arts and Science College for Women, Erode- 638101, India.
Yasotha P Department of Physics, Navarasam Arts and Science College for Women, Erode- 638101, India.
Kalaiselvi V Department of Physics, Navarasam Arts and Science College for Women, Erode- 638101, India.
Gopi S Department of Physics, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641020, India.

Keywords: Spin coating, Nickel oxide, Ethanolamine, HCl, XRD, FESEM

Abstract

In the present work, Nickel Oxide thin films were prepared by spin coating technique. The effects of Ethanolamine and HCl on structural and optical properties of NiO thin films are studied. The structural properties of NiO thin films were examined by X-ray Diffraction (XRD). The amorphous nature of NiO thin films were observed from XRD pattern. FESEM studies of the surface morphology of NiO thin films exhibits smooth and uniform surface with average particle size of 200 nm for Ethanolamine doping sample and 300 nm for HCl doping sample. The functional groups and surface roughness of NiO thin films were investigated by FTIR and 3 D Laser Profilometry. The surface roughness of the prepared samples increases with increasing thickness from 4.49 μm to 6.81 μm. The optical characteristics of the samples were determined by UV Visible Spectrophotometer. This results shows that the prepared NiO thin films exhibits high optical transparency.

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