Preparation of reactively sputtered Sb-doped SnO2 thin films: Structural, electrical and optical properties

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 612-616

  Montero, J ^a   Herrero, J ^a   Guillen C ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimony doping; Electrical properties; Optical properties; TCO; Tin oxide

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY DOPING; ANTIMONY-DOPED TIN OXIDE; COMPOSITION MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; NEW CONCEPT; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; OTHER OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICES; REACTIVE DC MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PROCESS; SB-DOPED SNO; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

ANTIMONY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; OXIDE FILMS; OXYGEN; THIN FILMS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSPARENCY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 75449094409     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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