Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of Ag-ZnO thin films synthesized by spray pyrolysis technique

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 56, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 6510-6516

  Tarwal, N L ^a   Patil, P S ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Optical properties; Photoelectrochemical properties; Scanning electron microscopy; Structural properties; X ray diffraction; Zinc oxide thin films

Indexed keywords

AG DOPING; AG NANOPARTICLE; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; GRAIN SIZE; HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PURE ZNO; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SEM IMAGE; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SILVER DOPING; SILVER NITRATES; SPHERICAL GRAINS; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; TIN DOPED INDIUM OXIDE; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; UV ILLUMINATIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT; XRD SPECTRA; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ITO GLASS; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; TIN; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

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EID: 79959526626     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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