Synthesis and characterization of ZnO thin films by thermal evaporation

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1501-1504

  Fatimah Hasim, Siti Nuurul ^a   Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Azmi ^a   Shamsudin, Roslinda ^a   Jalar, Azman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. Thin films; C. Electron microscopy; D. Microstructure

Indexed keywords

A. THIN FILMS; C. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; D. MICROSTRUCTURE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; NEEDLE STRUCTURE; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; OXYGEN GAS; PURE ZINC; PURE ZNO; STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY; XRD; ZNO; ZNO FILMS; ZNO THIN FILM;

ARGON; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; METALLIC FILMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL FILMS; OXYGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VAPORS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

THERMAL EVAPORATION;

EID: 70350572882     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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