Blueshift of optical band gap in c-axis oriented and conducting Al-doped ZnO thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Di Trolio, A ^a   Bauer, E M ^b   Scavia, G ^b,c   Veroli, C ^d  

^a ISC CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; AL-DOPED ZNO; AL-DOPING; AZO FILMS; BLUE SHIFT; BLUESHIFTS; CRYSTALLINE ORDER; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DONOR DOPING; DOPING CONCENTRATION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; I - V CURVE; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE; RESISTIVITY VALUES; SCANNING TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; TUNNELING CURRENT; UNDOPED FILMS; VISIBLE REGION; ZNO FILMS;

ALUMINUM; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; EPITAXIAL FILMS; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; OXIDE FILMS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 67649513684     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3139275     Document Type: Article

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