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Joshi, D.P., Pant, G., Arora, N. and Nainwal, S. (2017) Effect of Solvents on Morphology, Magnetic and Dielectric Properties of (α-Fe₂O₃@SiO₂) Core-Shell Nanoparticles. Heliyon, 3, e00253.
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• TITLE: Investigation of Solvent Effect on the Structural Morphological and Optical Properties of ZnO Doped Mg Elaborated by Sol-Gel Method

  AUTHORS: Asmaa El Hamidi, Ahmed El Hichou, Abdelmajid Almaggoussi

  KEYWORDS: ZnO, ZnO Doped Mg, Methanol, 2-Methoxyethanol, Preferential Orientation, Optical Properties, Sol-Gel

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Vol.12 No.12, December 13, 2024

  ABSTRACT: This work aims to study the solvent’s effect on the structural, morphological, and optical properties of Mg-doped zinc oxide (MZO) thin films. The results of the XRD analysis revealed that the 2-methoxyethanol solvent imparts a preferential orientation to the MZO samples, following the (002) plane, with a maximum value observed at 2% Mg. In contrast, the samples prepared using methanol show no preferential orientation. SEM analysis corroborated that the use of 2-methoxyethanol results in an orderly distribution of MZO crystallites. The optical characterization indicated that the transmittance of MZO thin films reached a maximum value of 90% for Mg concentrations ranging from 2% to 3%. At the same time, the refractive index showed its lowest value of 1.46. In contrast, the use of methanol as a solvent resulted in a maximum transmittance of 80% at 4% Mg, accompanied by a minimum refractive index value of 1.96.