Evaluation of bulk and surfaces absorption edge energy of sol-gel-dip-coating SnO2 thin films

Materials Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 437-443

  Floriano, Emerson Aparecido ^a   De Andrade Scalvi, Luis Vicente ^a   Sambrano, Julio Ricardo ^a   Geraldo, Viviany ^a,b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electronic structure; Optical absorption; Sol gel; Thin flms; Tin dioxide

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; ABSORPTION ENERGIES; BANDGAP TRANSITION; COMBINED EFFECT; DIP COATING; ELECTRO-OPTICAL; ENERGY-BAND DIAGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUNCTIONAL LEVELS; GROWTH DIRECTIONS; NANO-SIZED DIMENSIONS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY SPECTRUM; QUARTZ SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THIN FLMS;

COATINGS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; GELS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; QUARTZ; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION;

EID: 79551702998     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392010000400004     Document Type: Article

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