Influence of pH on ZnO nanocrystalline thin films prepared by sol-gel dip coating method

Bulletin of Materials Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 327-331

  Sivakumar, K ^a,b   Senthil Kumar, V ^a   Muthukumarasamy, N ^c   Thambidurai, M ^c   Senthil, T S ^d  

^a KARPAGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HINDUSTHAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Coimbatore Institute of Technology   (India)

^d ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dip coating method; Sol gel; ZnO nanocrystalline thin films

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; DIPCOATING METHODS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GRAIN SIZE; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; INFLUENCE OF PH; NANOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPTICAL BANDS; PH VALUE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SOL-GEL DIP-COATING METHOD; TEM ANALYSIS; ZNO; ZNO THIN FILM;

COATING TECHNIQUES; COATINGS; ENERGY GAP; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PH; SOL-GELS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84863465418     PISSN: 02504707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12034-012-0305-7     Document Type: Article

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