Optimization of transparent conducting oxide ZnO compound thickness in terms of four alloys thermo-physical performance aggregates

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 509, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3661-3666

  Amlouk, A ^a   Boubaker, K ^a   Bouhafs, M ^b   Amlouk, M ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Boubaker Polynomials Expansion Scheme; Micro hardness; Optimization; Transparent conducting oxides; ZnO

Indexed keywords

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; METALS; MICROHARDNESS; MOS DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; OPTIMAL LAYER THICKNESS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYNOMIALS EXPANSION; PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUE; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL-PHYSICAL; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS;

ZINC ALLOYS;

EID: 79551501682     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.12.154     Document Type: Article

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