Accepted Manuscript Title: Sol-gel synthesis and nanostructured semiconductor analysis of undoped and Cd-doped ZnO thin films Authors: Badis Rahal, Boubekeur Boudine, Youssef Larbah, Lakhdar Guerbous, Miloud Sebais, Ouahiba Halimi, Menouar Siad PII: S0030-4026(18)30719-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.05.070 Reference: IJLEO 60933 To appear in: Received date: 28-3-2018 Accepted date: 17-5-2018 Please cite this article as: Rahal B, Boudine B, Larbah Y, Guerbous L, Sebais M, Halimi O, Siad M, Sol-gel synthesis and nanostructured semiconductor analysis of undoped and Cd-doped ZnO thin films, Optik (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.05.070 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. 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.