On tuning the orientation of grains of spray pyrolysed ZnO thin films

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 6025-6028

  Vimalkumar, T V ^a   Poornima, N ^a   Sudha Kartha, C ^a   Vijayakumar, K P ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Photoluminescence; Plane orientation; Sheet resistivity; Spray pyrolysis; ZnO

Indexed keywords

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METALLIC FILMS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

BLUE-GREEN EMISSIONS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; NEAR BAND EDGE; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PLANE ORIENTATION; POST DEPOSITION ANNEALING; SHEET RESISTIVITY;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 77953132257     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.03.113     Document Type: Article

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