High-quality oriented ZnO films grown by sol-gel process assisted with ZnO seed layer

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 364-369

  Zhang, Canyun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

A. ZnO films; B. Sol gel process; C. X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

A. ZNO FILMS; FLAT SUBSTRATES; GROWTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH QUALITY; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; OPTICAL QUALITIES; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PREHEATING TEMPERATURE; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; QUARTZ GLASS; SEED LAYER; ZNO; ZNO FILMS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DIFFRACTION; FILM PREPARATION; GELS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 76749107393     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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