Nanostructured ZnO thin films by chemical bath deposition in basic aqueous ammonia solutions for photovoltaic applications

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 849-855

  Chu, J B ^a   Huang, S M ^a   Zhang, D W ^a   Bian, Z Q ^a   Li, X D ^a   Sun, Z ^a   Yin, X J ^b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIUM SULFATES; AQUEOUS AMMONIA SOLUTIONS; AQUEOUS AMMONIAS; AQUEOUS MEDIUMS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITIONS; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY-CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; FLOWER LIKES; FLUORINE-DOPED; FORMATION MECHANISMS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOPARTICLE FILMS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RAPID GROWTHS; SEM; WURTZITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; X-RAY ENERGIES; ZNO; ZNO FILMS; ZNO THIN FILMS; ZNS FILMS; ZNS THIN FILMS;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUORINE; METALLIC FILMS; NANOFLOWERS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 63949085788     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-009-5084-7     Document Type: Article

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