Preparation and characterization of solgel Al-doped ZnO thin films and ZnO nanowire arrays grown on Al-doped ZnO seed layer by hydrothermal method

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2181-2186

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Que, Wenxiu ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanowires; Photoluminescence; Seed layer; Solgel technique; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPED ZNO; AZO THIN FILMS; C-AXIS ORIENTATIONS; CRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; HIGH TRANSMITTANCE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LOW RESISTIVITY; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NANOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEED LAYER; SMALL CRYSTALS; SOLGEL TECHNIQUE; UV EMISSIONS; VISIBLE REGION; ZNO; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS; ZNO NANOWIRES;

ALUMINUM; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC WIRE; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 77957685359     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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