Formation of indium-doped zinc oxide thin films using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis: The importance of the water content in the aerosol solution and the substrate temperature for enhancing electrical transport

Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 432-442

  Biswal, Rajesh ^a   Castañeda, Luis ^b   Moctezuma, Rosario ^c   Vega Pérez, Jaime ^a   Olvera, María De La Luz ^a   Maldonado, Arturo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^c Instituto de Ciencias Básicas Ingeniería de la Universidad Autónoma Estado de Hidalgo AAMF   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Thin solid films; Ultrasonic spray pyrolysis; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INDIUM; ORGANOMETALLICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; INCREASE IN WATER CONTENT; INDIUM ACETATE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PREFERENTIAL GROWTH; SODA LIME GLASS SUBSTRATE; SPRAY TECHNIQUE; STARTING SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; THIN SOLID FILM; ULTRASONIC EXCITATION; ULTRASONIC SPRAY PYROLYSIS; WIDE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WURTZITE-TYPE STRUCTURES; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS; ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84868248291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma5030432     Document Type: Article

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