Journal Pre-proof Impact of copper doping in NiO thin films on their structure, morphology, and antibacterial activity against Escherichia Coli Muzamil Aftab, M.Z. Butt, Dilawar Ali, Farooq Bashir, Z.H. Aftab PII: S0272-8842(19)33121-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.10.247 Reference: CERI 23315 To appear in: Ceramics International Received Date: 13 August 2019 Revised Date: 17 October 2019 Accepted Date: 26 October 2019 Please cite this article as: M. Aftab, M.Z. Butt, D. Ali, F. Bashir, Z.H. Aftab, Impact of copper doping in NiO thin films on their structure, morphology, and antibacterial activity against Escherichia Coli, Ceramics International (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.10.247. This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd.