Carrier generation and inherent off-stoichiometry in Zn, Sn codoped indium oxide (ZITO) bulk and thin-film specimens

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 467-472

  Harvey, Steven P ^a,c   Mason, Thomas O ^a,c   Buchholz, D Bruce ^a   Chang, Robert P H ^a   Körber, Christoph ^b   Klein, Andreas ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECT CHEMISTRY; PHASE SPACE; SURFACE CHEMICAL DEPLETION; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; STOICHIOMETRY;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 38949184013     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.02135.x     Document Type: Article

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