Surfactant-mediated electrodeposition of bismuth telluride films and its effect on microstructural properties

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 8296-8299

  Naylor, Andrew J ^a   Koukharenko, Elena ^a   Nandhakumar, Iris S ^a   White, Neil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH TELLURIDE; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEPOSITION POTENTIAL; ELECTRODEPOSITED FILMS; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; SATURATED CALOMEL ELECTRODE; SODIUM LIGNOSULFONATES; TEXTURED FILMS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ELECTRODEPOSITION;

EID: 84861881103     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la301367m     Document Type: Article

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