Analysing the Color Properties of Sol-gel Prepared Copper Oxide Thin Films

Doigu Majeed  Ezzat; Ali Ismail  Salih

Doigu Majeed Ezzat Department of Physics, college of Sciences, University of Kirkuk, Iraq
Ali Ismail Salih Department of Physics, college of Sciences, University of Kirkuk, Iraq.

Keywords: Sol Gel, XRD, CIELAB, Then Films

Abstract

This research presented a study of the effect of annealing time at temperatures400 and 500°C on the Color properties of copper oxide films prepared using the sol-gel technique, and tests were conducted on them XRD, UV-visible and hall effect. .X-ray diffraction patterns showed the CuO, and the material was well crystalline. Visual tests showed that the transmittance was 85% at 500° C in the visible region. Color values were observed using the CIELAB colorimetric method, and two important color characteristics were measured: the color angle, which ranged between (25.54°-27.29°) and Chrome which was between (72.09 -74.15). The results of electrical measurements confirmed that the conductivity of the thin films increases with increasing annealing temperatures and that all thin films are of the p-type.

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