Formation of metallic nanoclusters in oxygen deficient indium tin oxide films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Perriere J ^a   Hebert, C ^a   Petitmangin, A ^a   Portier, X ^b   Seiler, W ^c   Nistor, M ^d  

^a INSTITUT DES NANOSCIENCES DE PARIS   (France)

^b Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AS-GROWN FILMS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INDIUM TIN OXIDE FILMS; LIQUID-SOLID PHASE TRANSITION; METALLIC NANOCLUSTERS; NONSTOICHIOMETRIC; OXYGEN DEFICIENCY; OXYGEN DEFICIENT; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR BEHAVIOR; SOLID-LIQUID; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITIONS; TETRAGONAL PHASE;

CRYSTALLITES; HEAT TREATMENT; INDIUM; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LIQUIDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCLUSTERS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXYGEN; PHASE SEPARATION; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 79960186786     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3596578     Document Type: Article

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