Preparation and characterization of transparent conducting tin oxide thin film electrodes by chemical vapour deposition from reactive thermal evaporation of SnCl2

The effect of substrate temperature on the microstructural properties of nanocrystalline tin oxide coatings produced by APCVD

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8] Various methods, including RF sputtering, electron beam evaporation, spray pyrolysis, photochemical vapor deposition, the sol-gel method, and atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD), have been used to deposit these films. 6,7,[9][10][11][12][13] In the conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, gaseous precursors are transported to a reactor chamber, where they react under the influence of a heated substrate, resulting in a solid film on the substrate. The reactions can take place both in the gas-phase above the substrate and on the surface of the substrate.…”

“…A similar setup was also used by Yadava et al 13 for the growth of SnO 2 films. In their setup, a nozzle was used to direct the SnCl 2 + 2H 2 O vapors onto substrates instead of the funnel used in this study.…”

Facile synthesis of single crystalline SnO2 nanowires

“…Tin dioxide (SnO 2 ), an n-type semiconductor with a band gap of 3.6 eV at 300 K, has been widely utilized in many fields such as dye-sensitized solar cells [10], gas sensors for detecting leakage [1][2][3][4]9], transparent conducting electrodes [11], catalyst supports and electrochemical modifiers on electrodes, etc [12][13][14][15]. Recently, one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures such as nanobelts, nanofibers and nanowires have attracted much attention because of their high ratio of specific surface area and electronic structural changes due to quantum confinement.…”

The effect of substrate temperature on the electrical and optic properties of nanocrystalline tin oxide coatings produced by APCVD

“…Thin films of SnO 2 are used in a wide range of applications, e.g., electrodes in electroluminescent displays, imaging devices, protective coatings, antireflection coatings, gas and chemical sensors, transducers and applications based on transparent conductors, including heating windows for aircraft and cars and incandescent lamps, solar cells and other opto-electronic devices [3][4][5][6][7][8]. Various methods, including RF sputtering, electron beam evaporation, spray pyrolysis, photochemical vapor deposition, the sol-gel method and atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD), have been used to deposit these films [6,7,[9][10][11][12][13][14].…”