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Journal of Experimental and Theoretical NANOTECHNOLOGY

About the Journal :

Experimental and Theoretical NANOTECHNOLOGY (ETN) abbreviated as Exp. Theo. NANOTECHNOLOGY is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed and open access journal. It includes specialized research papers, short communications, reviews and selected conference papers in special issues on the characterization, synthesis, processing, structure and properties of different principles and applications of nanotechnology with focus on advantageous achievements and applications for the specialists in engineering, chemistry, physics, materials science and medicine. ETN covers and publishes all aspects of fundamental and applied researches of experimental and theoretical nanoscale technology dealing with materials synthesis, processing, nanofabrication, nanoprobes, spectroscopy, properties, biological systems, nanostructures, nanoelectronics, nano-optics, nano-mechanics, nanodevices, nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine, nanotoxicology within the scope of the journal. ETN aims to acquire the recent and outstanding researches for the benefit of the human being.



EFFECT OF ANNEALING TEMPERATURE ON THE OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MG DOPED TIO2 THIN FILMS


Effect of annealing temperature on the optical and electrical properties of Mg doped TiO2 thin films

In order to achieve high conductivity and transmittance of transparent conducting oxide (TCO), we attempted to fabricate Mg doped TiO2 (Mg0.01Ti0.99O2) thin films and characterized them for their structural and optical properties. The materials is prepared by modified sol-gel route. Mg0.01Ti0.99O2 thin films have been deposited on glass substrate by doctor’s blade technique. The structure of the films were confirmed to be tetragonal and particle size were estimated to be ≈11.1 nm from XRD analysis. The optical property study in the same range shows higher value of absorbance in comparison to the pure TiO2 film after the wavelength 425 nm. The band gap is estimated to be much lower than pure TiO2 (3.2 eV). So the study shows that doping a small amount of Mg can enhance the visible light absorption in the epitaxial thin film which can be a suitable material for use in solar cell to trap the solar-radiation.