Effect of solvents and stabilizers on sol-gel deposition of Ga-doped zinc oxide TCO films

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1309-1315

  Winer, Ido ^a   Shter, Gennady E ^a   Mann Lahav, Meirav ^a   Grader, Gideon S ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Oxide; Sol gel; Transparent conductor

Indexed keywords

2-METHOXYETHANOL; C-AXIS ORIENTATIONS; CHELATING AGENT; DENSER PACKINGS; DIETHANOLAMINE; DOPING CONTENT; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; EVAPORATION RATE; GA-DOPED; HIGH BOILING TEMPERATURES; ISO-PROPANOLS; MONOETHANOLAMINE; ORGANIC CONTENT; SOL-GEL DEPOSITION; SPIN-COATED THIN FILMS; STARTING SOLUTIONS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS; VISIBLE RANGE; ZNO FILMS;

CHELATION; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SOLVENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 79959436516     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.69     Document Type: Article

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