Structure and photoluminescence of ultrathin films of SnO2 nanoparticles synthesized by means of pulsed laser deposition

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Gaidi, M ^a,b   Hajjaji, A ^a,b   Smirani, R ^a   Bessais, B ^b   El Khakani, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF ENERGY   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; BACKGROUND PRESSURE; BAND GAPS; BROAD EMISSION BANDS; ENERGY BANDGAPS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; PL EMISSION; PL PROPERTY; QUARTZ SUBSTRATE; SUB-BANDS; SURFACE STATE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM THICKNESS; NANOPARTICLES; OUTSOURCING; OXYGEN; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PULSED LASERS; QUARTZ; SILICON COMPOUNDS; THICK FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; ULTRATHIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 77957741274     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3485811     Document Type: Article

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