Effect of cationic precursor pH on optical and transport properties of SILAR deposited nano crystalline PbS thin films

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-59

  Preetha, K C ^a,b   Murali, K V ^a,c   Ragina, A J ^a,c   Deepa, K ^a,d   Remadevi, T L ^a,d  

^a KANNUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sree Narayana College   (India)

^c Nehru Arts & Science College Kanhangad   (India)

^d Pazhassi Raja NSS College   (India)

Author keywords

Optical properties; PbS thin films; Photovoltaic applications; Semicinducting materials; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; DISLOCATION DENSITIES; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; FACE CENTERED CUBIC STRUCTURE; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GRAIN SIZE; INDIRECT BAND GAP; INTERNAL STRESS; LEAD SULFIDE; MICRO-STRAIN; NANO-CRYSTALLINE PBS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL STUDY; PBS THIN FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; ROOM-TEMPERATURE RESISTIVITY; SEMICINDUCTING MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL MEASUREMENTS; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS;

ADSORPTION; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PH EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPOR DEPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80054830463     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2011.04.040     Document Type: Article

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