Yumak, AyeTurgut, GuvenKamoun, OlfaOzisik, HaciDeligoz, EnginPetkova, PetyaGoumri-Said, Souraya2026-03-262026-03-2620151369-80011873-408110.1016/j.mssp.2015.04.0102-s2.0-84929329204https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2015.04.010https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14901/2116Kamoun, Olfa/0000-0002-1918-495X; Ozisik, Haci/0000-0002-4011-1720; Yumak Yahsi, Ayse/0000-0003-2472-5033; Amlouk, Mosbah/0000-0001-8017-3187; Deligoz, Engin/0000-0001-6289-9320; Turgut, Güven/0000-0002-5724-516X; Goumri-Said, Souraya/0000-0002-9333-7862In this study, sol-gel spin coating route was carried out to prepare Scandium doped ZnO thin films with different controlled percentage (1-7%). Particularly, it has been demonstrated, through original conjoint morphological-structural and optical investigations, that some interesting physical properties were induced. Indeed, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis shows that (002) preferential crystalline plane for Sc doped ZnO films was kept along with ZnO hexagonal wurtzite structure, although Sc doping seemed to cause a decrease in crystallinity. Except for 1 at% Sc doping ratio, optical band gap changes reversely with Urbach energy with a decrease in optical gap and a broadening of the absorption tail. Ab-initio calculations of lattice dynamical properties outlined additional strong hybridization between Sc and O atoms and show the stability of Scandium doped ZnO. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessZinc OxideScandiumOptical PropertiesSingle Oscillator ModelUrbach TailingDielectric ConstantAmlouk-Boubaker Opto-ThermalExpansivity Psi(Ab)Article