SAXS and WAXS analysis of MgO doped ZnO nanostructured ceramics grown on Si and glass substrate

The study performs preparation of the precursor thin films with MgO doped ZnO nanocrystalline ceramics by electrospinning technique and their characterizations by small and wide angle X-ray scattering methods. The prepared films on Si and commercial glass wafers as nanoceramic mats were calcined at 320, 340, 360 and 380 °C. The role of the annealing conditions on the morphological changes and uniformity of the films was also investigated. Results show that, the thermal process and choice of the wafer are critical for film morphology at the nano and atomic scales through the network shrinkage and crystallization, respectively. Samples show mono/poly disperse isolated nanoclusters/regular lamellar distributions/and embedded aggregations.