Sol-gel derived transparent conducting ZnO:Al thin films: Effect of crystallite orientation on conductivity and self-assembled network texture

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 845-850

  Wang, Mingsong ^a   Liang, Weiqiang ^a   Yang, Yunfeng ^a   Yang, Juan ^a   Cheng, Xiaonong ^a   Hahn, Sung Hong ^b   Kim, Eui Jung ^b  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crystallite orientation; Network texture; Sol gel growth; Transparent conducting oxide; ZnO:Al

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITE ORIENTATION; NETWORK TEXTURE; SOL-GEL GROWTH; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE; ZNO;

ALUMINUM; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TEXTURES; ZINC OXIDE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84861527955     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.03.079     Document Type: Article

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