I want to deposit thin film(s) of ZnO on glass substrate for which I need to add a binder in the solution so which binder should help with strong binding of ZnO while giving a decent contact angle? I have PEG or Zinc phospate in mind. Please suggest one of them or a better one.
We deposited ZnO on soda lime glass substrates and we used zinc-acetate dehydrate as the precursor. We did not add any binder. you can try multi-deposition technique to get a thick layer for getting good results in XRD.
I have heard that PMMA is a good binder for making films of metal oxide powders. However, I haven't tried this method. I was about to post a similar question when I saw yours here on RG. Good luck and please let me know if it works well.
Maybe for chemically deposited films you need a binder.
But for physically deposited ZnO films on glass substrate you don't need any binder. In case the binder is a problem, you can obtain from some lab, a few ZnO thin films samples on glass substrates which have been prepared by sputtering techniques.
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