PMID- 18572702 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20080813 LR - 20080624 IS - 1533-4880 (Print) IS - 1533-4880 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 5 DP - 2008 May TI - Synthesis of nano-dimensional ZnO and Ga doped ZnO thin films by vapor phase transport and study as transparent conducting oxide. PG - 2655-8 AB - We report synthesis of polycrystalline ZnO and Ga doped ZnO (ZnO:Ga) thin films (approximately 80 nm) on Si and quartz substrates in a non-vacuum muffle furnace, a simple and cost-effective route, without any catalyst/reactive carrier gases, at relatively low processing temperature of 550 degrees C. The crystalline phases of the films are identified by grazing angle X-ray diffraction (GAXRD). The growth of ZnO films is examined with scanning electron microscope (SEM) as a function of deposition time. An optical transmission of approximately 90% is observed for pure ZnO film having a resistivity of approximately 2.1 Omega-cm as measured by van der Pauw technique. Doping with Ga results in single phase ZnO:Ga films, retaining an optical transmission of about 80% and three orders of magnitude decrease in resistivity as compared to pure ZnO film. FAU - Ghosh, S AU - Ghosh S AD - Nanostech Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India. FAU - Saurav, M AU - Saurav M FAU - Pandey, B AU - Pandey B FAU - Srivastava, P AU - Srivastava P LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Nanosci Nanotechnol JT - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology JID - 101088195 EDAT- 2008/06/25 09:00 MHDA- 2008/06/25 09:01 CRDT- 2008/06/25 09:00 PHST- 2008/06/25 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/06/25 09:01 [medline] PHST- 2008/06/25 09:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2008 May;8(5):2655-8.