Growth of zinc oxide thin films for optoelectronic application by pulsed laser deposition

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6286, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Saji, K J ^a   Manoj, R ^a   Ajimsha, R S ^a   Jayaraj, M K ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Laser induced spectroscopy; Plasma diagnostics; Pulsed laser deposition; ZnO thin films

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

FULL WIDTH HALF MAXIMUM (FWHM); OPTICAL BAND GAPS; PLASMA PLUMES; ZNO THIN FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33750428596     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.680477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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