Wettability of ZnO: A comparison of reactively sputtered; Thermally oxidized and vacuum annealed coatings

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4410-4417

  Barshilia, Harish C ^a   Selvakumar, N ^a   Pillai, Nisha ^a   Devi, L Mayura ^a   Rajam, K S ^a  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

Author keywords

FESEM; Neumann method; Sputtering; Surface free energy; Thermal oxidation; Transmittance; Wettability; XRD; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CONTACT ANGLE; FREE ENERGY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANORODS; SPUTTERING; THERMOOXIDATION; WETTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

FESEM; NEUMANN METHOD; SURFACE FREE ENERGY; THERMAL OXIDATION; TRANSMITTANCE;

VACUUM DEPOSITED COATINGS;

EID: 78951483469     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.12.075     Document Type: Article

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