The effect of Nb substitution on synthesis and photo-response of TiO 2 thin films prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 519, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3562-3568

  Desario, Paul A ^a   Graham, Michael E ^a   Gelfand, Ryan M ^a   Gray, Kimberly A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Doped oxides; Niobium; Sputtering; Titanium oxide; Visible light response; X ray diffraction; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; CATION VACANCIES; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CRYSTAL PHASE FORMATION; DEFECT ENERGY LEVEL; DIRECT CURRENT; DIRECT CURRENT MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; DOPED OXIDES; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; LOCALIZED EXCITATIONS; MOBILE CHARGE CARRIERS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; PHOTOEFFICIENCY; PHOTORESPONSES; REACTIVE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; RED SHIFT; RED-SHIFTED; RUTILE FILMS; TIO; V-DOPING; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE-LIGHT RESPONSE;

ABSORPTION; CHARGE CARRIERS; COLOR CENTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; ENERGY HARVESTING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NIOBIUM; NIOBIUM OXIDE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTONS; POSITIVE IONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 79952735854     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.264     Document Type: Article

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