Inverse opals based on ZnO(Al)

Martynova N.A., Taibarei N.O., Kuznetsova N.N., Savilov S. V.
UDC
539.216.2
DOI
10.18577/2307-6046-2026-0-2-154-166
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Martynova N.A., Taibarei N.O., Kuznetsova N.N., Savilov S. V. Inverse opals based on ZnO(Al) // Proceedings of VIAM. 2026. No. 2. DOI: 10.18577/2307-6046-2026-0-2-154-166. URL: https://test.viam.ru/en/journal/2026/2/14
Keywords
inverse opals, transparent semiconductor coatings, zinc oxide, electrochemically induced deposition, cyclic voltammetry, photoluminescent spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy
Abstract

A method for electrochemical formation of inverse opals based on ZnO and ZnO(Al) using colloidal crystals as a template has been developed. The dependence of the phase composition and microstructure of inverse opals on the conditions of a two-stage synthesis, involving electrochemically induced deposition and subsequent annealing, were studied. Annealing resulted in the formation of single-phase aluminum-doped zinc oxide with a given inverse opal structure. The photoluminescence and photonic properties of inverse opals based on ZnO(Al) were studied.

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