Effect of doping concentration on the properties of aluminium doped zinc oxide thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis for transparent electrode applications

Ceramics International

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 555-560

  Muiva, C M ^a   Sathiaraj, T S ^a   Maabong, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

A: Thin films; D: ZnO; Spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

A: THIN FILMS; ACTUAL TEMPERATURE; D: ZNO; DOPED ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS; DOPING CONCENTRATION; EFFECT OF DOPING; ELECTRICAL AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS; EXCITONIC BINDING; FLOAT GLASS SUBSTRATES; HIGH TRANSMITTANCE; LOW RESISTIVITY; POLARISATION; SUBSTRATE SURFACE; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE; WIDE BAND GAP; ZNO; ZNO:AL FILMS;

ALUMINUM; BINDING ENERGY; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; OXIDE FILMS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

EID: 78650181661     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2010.09.042     Document Type: Article

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