Atmospheric AACVD Growth of Nd3+: ZnO Thin Films With Temperature‐Optimized Crystallinity and Up‐Conversion Quantum Yield

Thin films doped with rare-earth ions often suffer from poor crystallinity and low up-conversion quantum yield (UCQY), limiting their use in photonic and energy-conversion devices. Nd3+ ions remain particularly underexplored when doped in thin-film, with no established route for achieving efficient visible up-conversion (UC). Here, we develop an aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD) process operated at atmospheric pressure to fabricate Nd3+ ZnO thin films on Si(111).

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Rida Elleuch
Marwa ben Chobba
Ikram Benammar
Jean‐Luc Deschanvres
Ramzi Maalej
Abdullah Y. A. Alzahrani
Youssef O. Al‐Ghamdi
Sherif M. A. S. Keshk

Thin films doped with rare-earth ions often suffer from poor crystallinity and low up-conversion quantum yield (UCQY), limiting their use in photonic and energy-conversion devices. Nd3+ ions remain particularly underexplored when doped in thin-film, with no established route for achieving efficient visible up-conversion (UC). Here, we develop an aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD) process operated at atmospheric pressure to fabricate Nd3+ ZnO thin films on Si(111).

Publication date
2026-06-16
Journal / proceedings
Advanced Engineering Materials
Publisher
Wiley
Volume
28
Issue
15
Article number
e70981
DOI
10.1002/adem.70981

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Rida Elleuch; Marwa ben Chobba; Ikram Benammar; Jean‐Luc Deschanvres; Ramzi Maalej; Abdullah Y. A. Alzahrani; Youssef O. Al‐Ghamdi; Sherif M. A. S. Keshk. 2026-06-16. Atmospheric AACVD Growth of Nd3+: ZnO Thin Films With Temperature‐Optimized Crystallinity and Up‐Conversion Quantum Yield. Advanced Engineering Materials. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.70981

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Rida Elleuch: Laboratoire des Matériaux Composites, Céramiques et Polymères, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax Université de Sfax Sfax Tunisia
Marwa ben Chobba: Laboratory of Advanced Materials, National School of Engineers of Sfax University of Sfax Sfax Tunisia
Ikram Benammar: Laboratory of Advanced Materials, National School of Engineers of Sfax University of Sfax Sfax Tunisia; Laboratory for Materials and Durability of Constructions University of Technology of Tarbes Tarbes France
Jean‐Luc Deschanvres: Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie Physique Grenoble France
Ramzi Maalej: Laboratoire des Matériaux Composites, Céramiques et Polymères, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax Université de Sfax Sfax Tunisia
Abdullah Y. A. Alzahrani: Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science King Khalid University Abha Saudi Arabia
Youssef O. Al‐Ghamdi: Department of Chemistry College of Science Al‐zulfi Majmaah University Al‐Majmaah Saudi Arabia
Sherif M. A. S. Keshk: Department Tech and Nanoscience 63 rue de Tolbiac Paris France
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