Swift heavy ion induced structural changes in CdS thin films possessing different microstructures: A comparative study

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Ison, V V ^a,d   Rao, A Ranga ^a,e   Dutta, V ^a   Kulriya, P K ^b   Avasthi, D K ^b   Tripathi, S K ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

^c PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d ST THOMAS COLLEGE   (India)

^e Advanced Technology Group   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AS-GROWN FILMS; CDS; CDS THIN FILMS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; DEFECT ANNEALING; DEFECT CREATION; ENERGY RELAXATION PROCESS; EVAPORATED FILMS; FLUENCES; HEXAGONAL PHASE; IN-BAND; LINE SHAPE; LONGITUDINAL OPTICAL PHONONS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; OPTICAL ABSORPTION EDGE; PELLETRON; PL INTENSITY; POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM; RAMAN SPECTRA; SPRAY-DEPOSITED; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SWIFT HEAVY IONS; THIN FILM MICROSTRUCTURES; WAVE NUMBERS; X- RAY DIFFRACTION;

ABSORPTION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DEFECTS; HEAVY IONS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

SILVER;

EID: 68249155009     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3173180     Document Type: Article

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