Fabrication and characterization of pure and Sn/Sb-doped ZnO thin films deposited by sol-gel method

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 630-633

  Benelmadjat, H ^a   Boudine, B ^a   Halimi, O ^a   Sebais, M ^a  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Sol gel growth; Thin films; UV visible spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODEPOSITION; GELATION; GELS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

2-METHOXYETHANOL; DOPED-ZNO; MONOETHANOLAMINE; OPTICAL BAND-GAP; OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; SOL-GEL GROWTH; SOL-GEL METHODS; SPIN COATING TECHNIQUES; STARTING MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TIN-DOPED INDIUM OXIDES; UV-VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE; ZNO FILMS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 63249108503     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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