Investigation of the properties of nanostructured Li-doped NiO films using the modified spray pyrolysis method

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Chia Ching, Wu ^a   Cheng Fu, Yang ^b  

^a KAO YUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Lithium; Modified spray pyrolysis method; Nickel oxide; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LITHIUM; NICKEL OXIDE; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; TRANSPARENCY;

BONDING STATE; LI-DOPED NIO; LITHIUM-DOPED NICKEL OXIDES; NANO-STRUCTURED; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS METHOD; VISIBLE REGION; X RAY PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84875154822     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-33     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Chen SC, Kuo TY, Lin YC, Chang CL: Preparation and properties of p-type transparent conductive NiO films. Adv Mater Res 2010, 123:181-184.
2. Korosec RC, Bukovec P: Sol-gel prepared NiO thin films for electrochromic applications. Acta Chim Slov 2006, 53:136-147.
3. Chan IM, Hong FC: Improved performance of the single-layer and double-layer organic light emitting diodes by nickel oxide coated indium tin oxide anode. Thin Solid Films 2004, 450:304-311.
4. 2 sensing properties of NiO-based thin films with a Pt surface modification. Sens Actuator B-Chem 2004, 103:300-311.
5. Reguig BA, Khelil A, Cattin L, Morsli M, Bernède JC: Properties of NiO thin films deposited by intermittent spray pyrolysis process. Appl Surf Sci 2007, 253:4330-4334.
6. Sato H, Minami T, Takata S, Yamada T: Transparent conducting p-type NiO thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering. Thin Solid Films 1993, 236:27-31.
7. Hasan AJ, Mohammad-Mehdi BM, Mehrdad SS: Nickel-lithium oxide alloy transparent conducting films deposited by spray pyrolysis technique. J Alloy Comp 2011, 509:2770-2773.
8. Joseph DP, Saravanan M, Muthuraaman B, Renugambal P, Sambasivam S, Raja SP, Maruthamuthu P, Venkateswaran C: Spray deposition and characterization of nanostructured Li doped NiO thin films for application in dye-sensitized solar cells. Nanotechnology 2008, 19:485707.
9. Ohta H, Kamiya M, Kamiya T, Hirano M, Hosono H: UV-detector based on pn-heterojunction diode composed of transparent oxide semiconductors, p-NiO/n-ZnO. Thin Solid Films 2003, 445:317-321.
10. Mattheiss LF: Electronic structure of the 3D transition-metal monoxides. I. Energy-band results. Phys Rev 1972, B5:209.
11. Chen X, Zhao L, Niu Q: Electrical and optical properties of p-type Li, Cu-codoped NiO thin films. J Electro Mater 2012, 41:3382-3386.
12. Jang WL, Lu YM, Hwang WS, Chen WC: Electrical properties of Li-doped NiO films. J Eur Ceram Soc 2010, 30:503-508.
13. Yu GH, Zhu FW, Chai CL: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of magnetic films. Appl Phys A 2003, 76:45-47.
14. Oswald S, Bruckner W: XPS depth profile analysis of non-stoichiometric NiO films. Surf Interface Anal 2004, 36:17-22.
15. 2O. Nucl J Mater 2000, 283-287:1405-1408.
16. Dedryvère R, Laruelle S, Grugeon S, Poizot P, Gonbeau D, Tarascon JM: Contribution of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to the study of the electrochemical reactivity of CoO toward lithium. Chem Mater 2004, 16:1056-1061.
17. 5 thin film surfaces. Appl Surf Sci 2005, 250:57-62.
18. Lu YM, Hwang WS, Yang JS: Effect of substrate temperature on the resistivity of non-stoichiometric sputtered NiOx films. Surf Coat Technol 2002, 155:231-235.