Single layer polycrystalline ZnO-Al 2O 3 nanocomposite thin films: optical and electrical properties

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2411-2421

  Das, Soumen ^a   Chaudhuri, Subhadra ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Ac Conductivity; Burstein Moss Shift; Nanocomposite; Sol Gel; Thin Film

Indexed keywords

AC CONDUCTIVITY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; NANOMETRIC SIZE; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE ZNO; SINGLE LAYERS;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; OPTICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC ALLOYS;

ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIGHT; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIGHT; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 34548166864     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2007.432     Document Type: Article

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