Evolution of nanostructure, phase transition and band gap tailoring in oxidized Cu thin films

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 516, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 6245-6252

  Shanid, N A Mohemmed ^a   Khadar, M Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Band gap tailoring; Copper oxide; Nanoporous; Nanostructured films; Thermal evaporation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COPPER OXIDES; ENERGY GAP; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

BAND GAP TAILORING; COPPER FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 44649174651     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.11.119     Document Type: Article

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