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Article Citation - WoS: 50Citation - Scopus: 52Monitoring the Characteristic Properties of Ga-Doped Zno by Raman Spectroscopy and Atomic Scale Calculations(Elsevier, 2019) Horzum, Şeyda; İyikanat, Fadıl; Senger, Ramazan Tuğrul; Çelebi, Cem; Sbeta, Mohamed; Yıldız, Abdullah; Serin, TülayWe experimentally and theoretically study how the structural and vibrational properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) are modified upon Gallium (Ga) doping. The characteristics of Ga-doped ZnO thin films which are synthesized by sol-gel spin coating method on glass substrates are monitored by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman scattering measurements. For atomic-level understanding of the experimental findings state-of-the-art density functional theory (DFT) based calculations are also performed. DFT calculations reveal that both the substitution and adsorption of Ga atoms in ZnO are energetically possible and substitutional doping in ZnO is the most favourable scenario. XRD measurements show that all the films are in wurtzite structure and the crystallite size of the films decreases with increasing Ga doping. In addition, Raman analysis show that strong vibrational modes at about 100 and 441 cm(-1) are associated with E-2(low) and E-2(high) phonon branches of ZnO, respectively. While the frequency of the E-2(low) mode downshifts with increasing Ga concentration, the E-2(high) phonon mode is not affected by the Ga doping. Furthermore, E-Ga phonon branch, stemming from the substituted Ga atoms, emerges at low frequencies. It is also seen that the Raman intensity of the E-G(a) peak linearly increases with increasing Ga concentration. Experimental results on the vibrational properties are in good agreement with the ab initio phonon calculations. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 22Citation - Scopus: 27Mechanisms Behind Slow Photoresponse Character of Pulsed Electron Deposited Zno Thin Films(Elsevier, 2020) Özdoğan, Mehmet; Çelebi, Cem; Utlu, GökhanSemiconducting Zinc Oxide (ZnO) is ideal candidate for ultraviolet (UV) photodetector due to its promising optoelectronic properties. Photoconductive type ZnO photodetectors, which is fabricated in metal-semiconductor-metal configuration, show mostly very high photoconductivity under UV light, but they are plagued by slow photoresponse time as slow as several tens of hours, even more. Most of the studies claimed that atmospheric adsorbates such as water and oxygen create charge traps states on the surface and remarkably increase both the photoconductivity and response time. There are also limited studies, which claim that the defect states acting as hole trap centers prolong response time significantly. However, the underlying physical mechanism is still unclear. Here we study the effects of both adsorbates and defect-related states on the photoresponse character of Pulsed Electron Deposited ZnO thin films. In order to distinguish between these two mechanisms, we have compared the time-dependent photoresponse measurements of bare-ZnO and SiO2 encapsulated-ZnO thin film samples taken under UV light and high vacuum. We show that the dominant mechanism of photoresponse in ZnO is the adsorption/desorption of oxygen and water molecules even when the measurement is performed in high vacuum. After the encapsulation of sample surface by a thin SiO2 layer, the adsorption/desorption rates can significantly improve, and the effects of these molecules partially removed.Article Citation - WoS: 33Citation - Scopus: 33Characterization of Thin Film Li0.5la0.5ti1-Xalxo3 Electrolyte for All-Solid Li-Ion Batteries(Elsevier, 2018) Ulusoy, Seda; Gülen, Sena; Aygün, Gülnur; Özyüzer, Lütfi; Özdemir, MehtapSince addition of Al in Li0.5La0.5TiO3 has enhanced ionic conductivity in bulk materials, it is important to apply this material on all solid state thin film batteries. Because some of the good ionic conductors such as Lithium Phosphorus Oxynitride (LiPON) are sensitive to oxygen and moisture and their application is limited, so amorphous Li0.5La0.5Ti1−xAlxO3 (LLTAlO) is a most promising candidate because of its stability. In this study, the crystalline LLTAlO targets were prepared changing the amount of x content by conventional solid state reactions. Using these targets, lithium lanthanum titanium oxide (LLTO) thin film electrolytes were deposited on ITO/SLG substrates by radio frequency magnetron sputtering system in Ar atmosphere. The structural and compositional properties of targets and thin films were characterized by SEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy and XPS. It was found that all targets are crystalline while the thin films are amorphous. To understand the effect of Al doping on ionic conductivity, electrical measurements were done at room temperature by AC impedance spectroscopy forming ITO/LLTAlO/Al structure like capacitor. Highest ionic conductivity result, 0.96 × 10−6 S·cm−1, is obtained from the nominal thin film composition of Li0.5La0.5Ti1−xAlxO3 (x = 0.05) at room temperature measurements. Heat treatment is also conducted to investigate to understand its effect on ionic conductivity and the structure of the thin films. It is found that ionic conductivity enhances with annealing. Also, temperature dependent ionic conductivity measurements from 298 K to 385 K are taken in order to evaluate activation energy for Li-ion conduction.