Figure 8From: Direct synthesis and characterization of optically transparent conformal zinc oxide nanocrystalline thin films by rapid thermal plasma CVD SEM of ZnO films annealed in pure argon at temperatures from 750°C to 950°C. Annealed samples from films of initially identical morphology and average grain sizes show an increasing restructuring of film texture with higher annealing temperatures. (a) As-deposited ZnO film and ZnO films annealed at (b) 750°C, (c) 800°C, (d) 850°C, (e) 900°C, and (f) 950°C. Scale bar = 100 nm.Back to article page