Preparing Indium Films and Studying the Effect Oxidation on Their Properties

This research dealt with the preparation and study of the properties of (In 2O3) as a film. Indium films were used by the vacuum thermal evaporation technique on a glass base, and then these films were thermally treated at a temperature of 300 in the presence of oxygen for some time (30, 60, 90, 12...

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Main Authors: محمد حسين, Seham H. Salman
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Language:English
Published: University of Baghdad 2025-04-01
Series:Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://jih.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/j/article/view/4010
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description This research dealt with the preparation and study of the properties of (In 2O3) as a film. Indium films were used by the vacuum thermal evaporation technique on a glass base, and then these films were thermally treated at a temperature of 300 in the presence of oxygen for some time (30, 60, 90, 120) minutes to obtain films. Through X-ray diffraction examinations, atomic force microscopy, and ultraviolet radiation, the thin, transparent indium films revealed that the prepared films are cubic crystalline semiconducting materials. The dominant orientation of this crystal is 222, and the energy gap ranges between 2.1 and 2.7 eV. It can be prepared in the form of a film and varies with the oxidation times and depends on the surface roughness and the root mean square of the roughness. The grain size depends on the oxidation period with constant temperature and oxygen pumping rate, as is clear from the atomic force microscope images attached to the research.
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spelling doaj-art-a7f723171f5e45f3888d2cf9cd0ef9442025-08-20T02:27:15ZengUniversity of BaghdadIbn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences1609-40422521-34072025-04-0138210.30526/6bycq023Preparing Indium Films and Studying the Effect Oxidation on Their Propertiesمحمد حسين0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2102-9672Seham H. Salman1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4495-2831Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. This research dealt with the preparation and study of the properties of (In 2O3) as a film. Indium films were used by the vacuum thermal evaporation technique on a glass base, and then these films were thermally treated at a temperature of 300 in the presence of oxygen for some time (30, 60, 90, 120) minutes to obtain films. Through X-ray diffraction examinations, atomic force microscopy, and ultraviolet radiation, the thin, transparent indium films revealed that the prepared films are cubic crystalline semiconducting materials. The dominant orientation of this crystal is 222, and the energy gap ranges between 2.1 and 2.7 eV. It can be prepared in the form of a film and varies with the oxidation times and depends on the surface roughness and the root mean square of the roughness. The grain size depends on the oxidation period with constant temperature and oxygen pumping rate, as is clear from the atomic force microscope images attached to the research. https://jih.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/j/article/view/4010InIn2O3Thin filmsThermal oxidationThermal evaporation
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Preparing Indium Films and Studying the Effect Oxidation on Their Properties
Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences
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In2O3
Thin films
Thermal oxidation
Thermal evaporation
title Preparing Indium Films and Studying the Effect Oxidation on Their Properties
title_full Preparing Indium Films and Studying the Effect Oxidation on Their Properties
title_fullStr Preparing Indium Films and Studying the Effect Oxidation on Their Properties
title_full_unstemmed Preparing Indium Films and Studying the Effect Oxidation on Their Properties
title_short Preparing Indium Films and Studying the Effect Oxidation on Their Properties
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topic In
In2O3
Thin films
Thermal oxidation
Thermal evaporation
url https://jih.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/j/article/view/4010
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