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Optical properties of Zn1−x Al x O:NiO transparent metal oxide composite thin films prepared by sol–gel method

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The films of Zn1−x Al x O:NiO (AZO; Al/Zn = 1.5 at.%, x = 0.5–2.0) were synthesized on glass substrates by sol–gel method. The morphological properties of the films were studied by atomic force microscopy. The surface morphology of the films is found to depend on the concentration of NiO. The optical band gap, Urbach energy and optical constants such as refractive index, extinction coefficient and real and imaginary parts of the dielectric constant of the films were determined. The refractive index dispersion of the films obeys the single-oscillator model, and the single-oscillator parameters were determined. The optical band gap of ZnO film was found to be 3.76 eV, and the optical band gap of the films increases with NiO doping. The obtained results suggest that Zn1−x Al x O:NiO films can be used as optical material in optical communication applications.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by FIRAT University Scientific Research Projects Unit under Project No: FF.12.30. The authors gratefully acknowledge and thank the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the research group “Advances in composites, Synthesis and applications.” This work is as a result of international collaboration of the group with Professor F. Yakuphanoglu. This study was supported by King Saud University.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Fırat University, Elazig, Turkey

    Bilal Arif, A. Dere & F. Yakuphanoglu

  2. Department of Physics, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan

    H. M. El-Nasser

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed A. Al-Ghamdi & F. Yakuphanoglu

  4. Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    S. Bin-Omran

  5. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

    Farid El-Tantawy

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Arif, B., El-Nasser, H.M., Dere, A. et al. Optical properties of Zn1−x Al x O:NiO transparent metal oxide composite thin films prepared by sol–gel method. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 76, 378–385 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-015-3786-1

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