Abstract

In this work, sol–gel spin coating route was utilized for the synthesis of undoped, Co-doped, Al-doped, and Ni-doped thin films of ZnO. XRD results show that deposited thin films possess a hexagonal lattice with preferential c-axis orientation. A reduction in lattice constants was observed owing to the substitution of Zn2+ ions by lower radius doping ions Co2+, Al3+, and Ni2+. The effect of doping is to reduce the crystallite size. Raman spectra show a characteristic peak of hexagonal ZnO at 439 cm−1. PL spectrum of all films demonstrates a UV emission ascribed to near band edge transition and a green emission band. All thin films with the transmission in visible regions above 86% are highly transparent. The doping element influenced the band gap of doped thin films.

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