EFFECT OF ZnFe22O4 DOPING ON THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TiO2 THIN FILMS

Amorphous TiO₂ thin films and ZnFe₂O₄ doped TiO₂ composite films were deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The effect of ZnFe₂O₄ doping on the optical properties of TiO₂ thin films was reported. Our results show that the absorption edge of TiO₂ thin films and composite films exhibits a blue shift with decreasing annealing temperature. The absorption edge of composite films has moved to visible spectrum range, and a very large red shift occurs in comparison with TiO₂ thin film. An enhanced photoluminescence in ZnFe₂O₄ doped anatase TiO₂ thin film at room temperature.