Research Article

A Study on the Thermodynamics of Grain Growth in R.F. Magnetron Sputtered NiO Thin Films

Table 2

Lattice parameters of annealed NiO thin films with respect to Ni powder.

ParameterNi powderS2S3S4S5

4.1744.1834.18294.1614.160
4.1764.1664.1624.1684.168
ā€”4.1864.1784.1794.170
ā€”0.0020.0160.0110.010
0.0020.0170.120.00730.006
Grain size (nm)8014151615