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Abstract
Zinc oxide nanostructures prepared using two different methods: first method (simple evaporation) with different flow rates of (100, 200 and 300) (sccm) using a mixture of (Ar + O2) with a ratio of (10:1). The second method (hydrothermal) zinc nitrate aqua solution and Teflon lined stainless steel autoclave was used as a reactor. Zinc oxide (ZnO) thick films were prepared on glass substrates by screen printing and their structural, morphological, optical and electrical properties were investigated. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed the films’ hexagonal wurtzite phase with a preferred (002) grain orientation. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) micrographs revealed the film’s granular nature composed of rod-shaped and spherical nanoparticles Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), Atomic force microscope was used to study surface morphology of the films and X-Ray diffraction to study the structural properties of the films.