Table 3 Crystallite sizes and relative lattice distortions within the crystalline phases of the ZnO/Ag mixed-crystal structures spin-coated onto FTO substrates estimated using the Williamson-Hall method.
From: Nanoscale 3D spatial analysis of FTO/ZnO/Ag-x films subjected to photocatalytic activity
Sample | Crystallite size dWH (Å) | Relative lattice distortions \(\frac{\Delta {\varvec{d}}}{{\varvec{d}}}\) (10−2%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SnO2 | ZnO | Ag | SnO2 | ZnO | Ag | |
FTO | 147 | – | – | 4.89 | – | – |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-0 | 127 | 425 | – | − 1.23 | 0.530 | – |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-2 | 100 | 233 | 139 | − 4.77 | 0.268 | 7.68 |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-4 | 92.2 | 216 | 146 | 9.13 | 0.244 | 3.46 |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-6 | 97.9 | 161 | 119 | − 0.662 | 9.37 | 13.5 |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-8 | 112 | 161 | 198 | − 0.003 | 9.91 | 18.5 |
