Nano structured CdO films grown by the SILAR method: Influence of silver-doping on the morphological, structural and optical properties

Yüksel M., Şahin B., Bayansal F.

Ceramics International, vol.42, no.5, pp.6010-6014, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.12.154
  • Journal Name: Ceramics International
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.6010-6014
  • Keywords: CdO, Optical properties, SILAR, Silver
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cadmium oxide films with and without silver-doping have been prepared by the SILAR method onto soda-lime-silica glass slides and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements. Scanning electron microscopy images show that increasing silver concentration contributed to adjust surface properties and led to a decrease in particle size from the UV-Visible spectroscopy analysis it was found that the optical band gap value of the films is increased with silver doping.