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Investigation on the Growth Mechanism of Zinc Oxide Film Prepared by Electrochemical Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Jaeyoung Lee  and
Yongsug Tak
Jaeyoung Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Inchon 402–751, Korea, ystak@munhak.inha.ac.kr
Yongsug Tak
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Inchon 402–751, Korea, ystak@munhak.inha.ac.kr
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Abstract

ZnO thin films were potentiostatically deposited on ITO electrode in 0.1 M Zn(NO3)2 and the film growth mechanism was investigated by using FTIR and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance(EQCM). Intermediates formed in the initial stage were identified as soluble zinc hydroxides and a critical concentration of OH was required for the ZnO to be deposited. A rapid growth rate of ZnO film observed in the presence of O2 was attributed to the higher cathodic current which produces OH

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 495: Symposium W – Chemical Aspects of Electronic Ceramics Processing , 1997 , 457
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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