Structural Properties of Stannic Oxide Coated Aluminium-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanorods

Publisher: Trans Tech Publications

E-ISSN: 1662-8985|2015|1109|476-480

ISSN: 1022-6680

Source: Advanced Materials Research, Vol.2015, Iss.1109, 2015-07, pp. : 476-480

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Abstract

Aluminium (Al) - doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods was deposited using sol-gel immersion method. To study the effect of stannic oxide coating (SnO2) on the structural properties of the ZnO nanorods, SnO2 with different layers were deposited on the top of ZnO nanorods, from 1 to 5 layers. The structural properties of the samples have been characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), atomic force microscopy and x-ray diffraction (XRD). The analyses showed that by increasing the deposited layer, the surface roughness of the samples reduced and also reduced the porosity of the surface.