New Insights into the Role of Weak Electron–Phonon Coupling in Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology and Structural Characterization
3.2. Electron–Phonon Coupling in ZnO Films
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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TA (°C) | Zn | ZnO | wRp | Rp | χ2 | |||||
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a = b (Å) | c (Å) | a = b (Å) | c (Å) | u | ε (%) | σ (GPa) | ||||
25 (RT) | 2.6531(11) | 5.1315(16) | 3.2358(11) | 5.2442(3) | 0.3769 | 0.71 | −1.66 | 0.2638 | 0.1538 | 6.132 |
100 | 2.6569(13) | 5.0304(24) | 3.2462(8) | 5.2343(7) | 0.3782 | 0.52 | −1.22 | 0.3403 | 0.2317 | 5.741 |
200 | 3.2514(8) | 5.2191(2) | 0.3794 | 0.23 | −0.54 | 0.2639 | 0.1794 | 4.989 | ||
300 | 3.2495(7) | 5.2179(2) | 0.3793 | 0.21 | −0.49 | 0.2492 | 0.1597 | 5.448 | ||
400 | 3.2525(6) | 5.2151(5) | 0.3797 | 0.16 | −0.36 | 0.3169 | 0.2233 | 4.235 | ||
500 | 3.2449(7) | 5.2023(12) | 0.3797 | −0.09 | 0.21 | 0.3092 | 0.204 | 3.878 | ||
600 | 3.2485(5) | 5.2066(9) | 0.3798 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.3743 | 0.2436 | 3.426 | ||
700 | 3.2509(2) | 5.2106(2) | 0.3797 | 0.07 | −0.16 | 0.3084 | 0.1907 | 4.043 | ||
800 | 3.2488(4) | 5.2024(6) | 0.3800 | −0.09 | 0.21 | 0.3515 | 0.2318 | 3.3 |
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Gandhi, A.C.; Yeoh, W.-S.; Wu, M.-A.; Liao, C.-H.; Chiu, D.-Y.; Yeh, W.-L.; Huang, Y.-L. New Insights into the Role of Weak Electron–Phonon Coupling in Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080632
Gandhi AC, Yeoh W-S, Wu M-A, Liao C-H, Chiu D-Y, Yeh W-L, Huang Y-L. New Insights into the Role of Weak Electron–Phonon Coupling in Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(8):632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080632
Chicago/Turabian StyleGandhi, Ashish C., Wei-Shan Yeoh, Ming-An Wu, Ching-Hao Liao, Dai-Yao Chiu, Wei-Li Yeh, and Yue-Lin Huang. 2018. "New Insights into the Role of Weak Electron–Phonon Coupling in Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films" Nanomaterials 8, no. 8: 632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8080632