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Factors Affecting the Properties of Zinc Oxide Thin Films Prepared by Dip-Coating Method: A Review

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Recent research papers for zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films prepared by dip-coating method are reviewed. The aim is on the factors affecting the properties of ZnO thin films prepared by dip-coating method and the preparation of ZnO solution precursor using sol-gel process. Several of journals have been discovered to find out the related study on this topic. It was found that solution chemical equilibrium, substrate and thermal processing are the factors that contribute to the various properties of ZnO thin films. This review hopefully can help in improving the properties of ZnO thin film for possible applications to photoconductor, integrated sensor, transparent conducting oxide electrodes, optoelectronic devices and so on.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 667)

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193-199

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https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.667.193

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March 2013

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Mohd Firdaus Malek, Mohamad Hafiz Mamat, Mohamed Zahidi Musa, Mohd Zainizan Sahdan, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood

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Dip-Coating, Sol-Gel (SG), Zinc Oxide (ZnO)

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