Effect of Polyethylene Glycol Concentration on the Formation of Aluminium-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanorods

Ahmad Syakirin Ismail; Mohd Firdaus Malek; Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Abdullah; Mohamad Hafiz Mamat; Mohamad Rusop

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1109.471

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Effect of Polyethylene Glycol Concentration on the Formation of Aluminium-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanorods

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Aluminium (Al) - doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods with different weight percent (wt%) of polyethylene glycol (PEG) has been deposited on glass substrate. The concentrations of PEG have been varied from 0 wt %, 15 wt % and 30 wt %. The percentage weight of the PEG is the ratio between PEG mass to the hexamethyltetramine (HMT) and zinc nitrate hexahydrate (Zn (NO₃).6H₂O) mass. The structural properties of the samples have been characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) and electrical properties has been characterized using current voltage (I-V) measurement. The analyses showed that PEG addition have reduced the crystallinity and conductivity of the samples.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1109)

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Ahmad Syakirin Ismail*, Mohd Firdaus Malek, Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Abdullah, Mohamad Hafiz Mamat, Mohamad Rusop

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Polyethylene Glycol, Weight Percent, ZnO Nanorods

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