Effect of Mg content on structural, electrical and optical properties of Zn1-xMgxO nanocomposite thin films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-198

  Kaushal, Ajay ^a   Kaur, Davinder ^a  

^a Centre of Nanotechnology   (India)

Author keywords

Optical band gap; PLD; Thin films; Zn1 xMgxO

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BOND LENGTH; ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM ALLOYS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; QUARTZ; SOLIDS; THIN FILMS; X RAY ANALYSIS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ABSORPTION EDGES; ABSORPTION LOSSES; BAND GAPS; BLUE SHIFTS; COMPOSITION RANGING; CUBIC PHASIS; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE; MIXED PHASE REGIONS; NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS; OPTICAL BAND GAP; OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; OVERALL EFFICIENCIES; PLD; PULSED LASERS; QUARTZ SUBSTRATES; SINGLE CUBIC PHASE; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITIONS; WINDOW LAYERS; WURTZITE; WURTZITE STRUCTURES; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; ZN1-XMGXO;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 57649213850     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.039     Document Type: Article

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