Abstract
This paper deals with the preparation and characterization of iron oxide films using a simple and non-expensive technique that consists in the immersion of the glass substrates in a chemical solution composed of ferrous chloride, urea and distilled water during 1, respectively 3 hours, followed by heat treatment. The optical properties of the iron oxide films were determined using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer. An increase in absorbance was observed with the increasing of deposition time. The estimated optical band gaps of the iron oxide films were found to be 2.57 eV and 2.67 for the sample deposited for 1 hours and 3 hours respectively..
Keywords
Iron oxide films, CBD technique, Heat treatment, Optical band gap, Refractive index.
Citation
M. N. BATIN, V. POPESCU, The influence of deposition time on optical properties of iron oxide films grown on glass substrate by Chemical Bath Deposition, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 6, 7-8, July-August 2012, pp.727-729 (2012).
Submitted at: May 29, 2012
Accepted at: July 19, 2012