Effect of annealing on photoluminescence and optical properties of porous anodic alumina films formed in sulfuric acid for solar energy applications

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4995-5000

  Ghrib, Mondher ^a   Ouertani, Rachid ^a   Gaidi, Monir ^a   Khedher, Najoua ^a   Salem, Mohamed Ben ^b   Ezzaouia, Hatem ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF ENERGY   (Tunisia)

^b Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Annealing; Ellipsometry; Photoluminescence; Porous oxide films; Reflectivity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANNEALING; ELLIPSOMETRY; EXCITED STATES; GAS ADSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PORE PRESSURE; QUAY WALLS; RADIATION DETECTORS; REFLECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; SURFACE DEFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; POROUS ANODIC ALUMINA FILMS; POROUS OXIDE FILM; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; REFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 84857992386     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.12.056     Document Type: Article

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