Thin Films Deposited by Spin Coating Technique: Review

Abstract

Nanostructure thin films have been prepared and deposited onto various substrates such as glass substrate, quartz, GaN (0001) substrate, indium tin oxide coated glass, soda-lime glass, microscope glass slide via spin coating technique. This deposition method has many advantages, such as being cheap, simple, suitable for the low-temperature deposition process. Literature review revealed that the deposition process was carried out at different conditions produced unique properties of films. Structural, morphological, and optical properties were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and UV-Visible spectrophotometer. It was found that the average grain size of the obtained films was in the nanometer scale. The research findings confirmed that these materials could be used for photovoltaic applications.