Polymeric precursor derived nanocrystalline ZnO thin films using EDTA as chelating agent

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2351-2357

  Choppali, Uma ^a,b   Kougianos, Elias ^a   Mohanty, Saraju P ^a   Gorman, Brian P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Brookhaven College   (United States)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

EDTA; Nanocrystalline; Polymeric precursor; Thin films; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; CHELATING AGENT; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLIZATION; EDTA; ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID; HIGH QUALITY; HOMOGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZNO; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; POLYCRYSTALLINE; POLYMERIC PRECURSOR ROUTE; POLYMERIC PRECURSORS; RED SHIFT; ROOM TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; SURFACE-MODIFIED; UV EMISSIONS; VISIBLE REGION; XRD; ZN CATIONS; ZNO; ZNO FILMS; ZNO THIN FILM;

ACIDS; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ANNEALING; CHELATION; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ETHYLENE; METAL ANALYSIS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYMERS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

POLYMERIC FILMS;

EID: 77957677319     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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