Studies on morphological change and optical properties for various Zn concentrations in CdTe thin film prepared by stacked elemental layer method

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 509, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2143-2148

  Shanmugan, S ^a   Mutharasu, D ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Band gap; Elemental stack; Grain size; Morphology; Semiconductors; Thin film

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; CDTE; ELEMENTAL STACK; GRAIN SIZE; IN-BAND; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NANO-SIZE PARTICLES; OPTICAL STUDY; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; SEMICONDUCTORS; STACKED ELEMENTAL LAYER; XRD;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENERGY GAP; FILM PREPARATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; THIN FILMS; ZINC;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 78651359615     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.10.169     Document Type: Article

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