Table 4 Lattice parameters and phase volume fractions of FTO/ZnO/Ag substructures deposited using the spin-coating method obtained using the Rietveld refinement method.
From: Nanoscale 3D spatial analysis of FTO/ZnO/Ag-x films subjected to photocatalytic activity
Sample | Lattice constant (Å) | Phase content (% vol.) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SnO2 | ZnO | Ag | SnO2 | ZnO | Ag | |||||
a0 | c0 | c0/a0 | a0 | c0 | c0/a0 | a0 | ||||
FTO | 4.7694 | 3.2059 | 0.6722 | – | – | – | – | 100 | – | – |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-0 | 4.7717 | 3.2051 | 0.6717 | 3.2554 | 5.2205 | 1.5989 | – | 52 | 48 | – |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-2 | 4.7460 | 3.1794 | 0.6699 | 3.2338 | 5.1850 | 1.6034 | 4.0828 | 17 | 81 | 2 |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-4 | 4.7679 | 3.1487 | 0.6604 | 3.2465 | 5.2026 | 1.6025 | 4.0883 | 12 | 77 | 11 |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-6 | 4.7583 | 3.1712 | 0.6664 | 3.2432 | 5.2003 | 1.6034 | 4.0829 | 13 | 68 | 19 |
FTO/ZnO/Ag-8 | 4.7603 | 3.2003 | 0.6723 | 3.2486 | 5.2051 | 1.6023 | 4.0864 | 18 | 66 | 16 |
