Microstructural and electrical properties of Mn doped nanostructured CdO thin films

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1641-1645

  Amutha, S ^a   Chandiramouli, R ^a   Jeyaprakash, B G ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Activation energy; CdO; Spray pyrolysis; Thiii film

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM OXIDE; CDO; CDO FILMS; CDO THIN FILMS; EFFECT OF MN; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC; FILM RESISTIVITY; FOUR-PROBE METHODS; GRAIN SIZE; LINE BROADENING; MICRO-STRAIN; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; MN CONCENTRATIONS; MN-DOPED; NANO-STRUCTURED; PERFORMANCE OF DEVICES; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; X-RAY PEAKS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MANGANESE OXIDE; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS;

MANGANESE;

EID: 84866240016     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2012.1641.1645     Document Type: Article

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