TY  - JOUR
T1  - Preparation of CdO-TiO<su>2</sub> Nanocomposite Thin Films and Study
Their Structural and Optical Properties
AU - K. Abass, Ahmed 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 24
SP  - 10165
EP  - 10172
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.10165.10172
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.10165.10172
KW  - nanocomposites
KW  -thin fims
KW  -nanometerials
KW  -Metal oxide seiconductors
KW  -homogenous
KW  -cadmium
AB  - Nanocomposite CdO-TiO<sub>2</sub> thin films had been deposited on conductive glass (ITO) at calcination temperatures in the range 350-650&deg;C via. doctor blading method. The structural, morphological, compositional and optical properties have been characterized via XRD, SEM, AFM, EDS and UV-Vis spectroscopy. XRD patterns display the rhombohedral structure and crystalline nature of the films. All films were nanometerials according to Scherrer equation in XRD analysis. SEM images disclose the homogenous films in the form of densely packed nanoparticles. AFM analysis illustrated that both the surface roughness and grain size increase barely with growing temperature. EDS analysis confirms the presence of oxygen, cadmium and titanium elements with the function of cadmium-rich and titanium-poor. Agreeing with Tauc plots, optical band gaps of CdO-TiO<sub>2</sub> films are envisioned to be 1.25-0.9 eV.
ER  -