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Elsevier, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 17(178), p. 1147-1151, 2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2013.06.020

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Synthesis of conductive semi-transparent silver films deposited by a Pneumatically-Assisted Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Technique

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Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of nanostructured silver films deposited on corning glass by a deposition technique called Pneumatically-Assisted Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis are reported. Silver nitrate and triethanolamine were used as silver precursor and reducer agent, respectively. The substrate temperatures during deposition were in the range of 300-450 degrees C and the deposition times from 30 to 240s. The deposited films are polycrystalline with cubic face-centered structure, and crystalline grain size less than 30 nm. Deposition rates up to 600 angstrom min(-1) were obtained at substrate temperature as low as 300 degrees C. The electrical, optical, and morphological properties of these films are also reported. Semi-transparent conductive silver films were obtained at 350 degrees C with a deposition time of 45 s.