Preparation and Characterization of ZnO Thin Film on Anodic Al2O3 as a Substrate for Several Applications | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||
| Article 11, Volume 65, Issue 10, October 2022, Pages 119-129 PDF (745.55 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2022.110382.5021 | ||
| Authors | ||
| E. M. Elsayed1; Ashraf K. Eessaa2; M. M. Rashad3; Ashraf M. El-Shamy* 4 | ||
| 1Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Chemical and Electroprocessing Department P.O. BOX.87 Helwan, Egypt11421 | ||
| 2Electronic Research Institute (ERI), Nanotechnology lab, Dokki., Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 3Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Electronic and Magnetic Materials Department P.O. BOX.87 Helwan, Egypt11421 | ||
| 4National Research Centre, Physical Chemistry Department, Electrochemistry and Corrosion Lab., El-Bohouth St. 33, Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A unique approach for customizing nanowire zinc oxide thin films on nanoporous anodic Al2O3 (nPAA) was developed in this study, which included the use of an electrochemical procedure to manufacture nanowire zinc oxide thin films on nanoporous anodic Al2O3 (nPAA). With a single step of anodization at 25 oC and low voltage, we were able to produce a conventional nPAA template. The embedding of ZnO arrays in nPAA pores was a subsequent step in the process of creating the device. During the electrodeposition process, the techniques of cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, and chronoamperometry were used to determine whether zinc oxide was being electrode deposited on the nPAA. The results of these measurements were compared to the results of the other measurements. For the investigation of ZnO/nPAA assemblies, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (DXS) was used to determine the morphological structures and chemical compositions of the assemblies, as well as to determine their mechanical and electrical properties (EDX). Several developing sectors have the potential to profit from the materials that have been discovered so far, including electronics, energy, and photocatalysis. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Electrodeposition; ZnO Nanocomposite; Anodic Aluminum Oxide; Chronoamperometry; Surface Characterization | ||
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