Pulsed laser ablation for tin dioxide: Nucleation, growth, and microstructures

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 197-209

  Chen, Z W ^a,b   Wu, C M L ^a   Shek, C H ^a   Lai, J K L ^a   Jiao, Z ^b   Wu, M H ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth; Microstructure; Nanocrystals; Nucleation; Pulsed laser deposition; SnO2 thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449113593     PISSN: 10408436     EISSN: 15476561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408430802415006     Document Type: Article

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