Structural and optical properties of ZnO: Al thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7381, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gao, Yanqing ^a   Ma, Jianhua ^a   Huang, Zhiming ^a   Hou, Yun ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Chu, Junhao ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Azo films; Band gap; Optical properties; Transmission spectra; Uv detector

Indexed keywords

AZO FILMS; BAND GAP; BAND GAPS; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; UV DETECTOR;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; METAL DETECTORS; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTONS; QUARTZ; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SENSORS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 70450065921     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.833709     Document Type: Conference Paper

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