Optical properties and mechanical characteristics of transparent nanostructured Zn1-xMnxO thin films

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 291-297

  Deepa, M ^a   Bahadur, N ^a   Srivastava, A K ^a   Chaganti, P ^b   Sood, K N ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

B. Sol gel growth; D. Mechanical properties; D. Microstructure; D. Optical properties

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GELATION; GELS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; MAGNETIC FILMS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUENCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLIDS; SOLS; THIN FILMS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

B. SOL-GEL GROWTH; BAND GAPS; D. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; D. MICROSTRUCTURE; D. OPTICAL PROPERTIES; EXTINCTION CO-EFFICIENT; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MN ADDITIONS; MN CONCENTRATIONS; MN CONTENTS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NEEDLE-LIKE STRUCTURES; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; SECONDARY PHASE; SELECTED-AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; SEM AND TEM; SOL-GEL SPIN COATING METHODS; TRANSPARENT THIN FILMS; XRD; YIELD STRENGTHS; ZNO;

MANGANESE;

EID: 59049098903     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2008.10.027     Document Type: Article

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