Dopant-induced bandgap shift in Al-doped ZnO thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Hung Chun Lai, Henry ^a   Basheer, Tahseen ^a   Kuznetsov, Vladimir L ^a   Egdell, Russell G ^a   Jacobs, Robert M J ^a   Pepper, Michael ^b   Edwards, Peter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPED ZNO; AZO FILMS; BAND GAP SHIFTS; BLUE SHIFT; BURSTEIN-MOSS EFFECTS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LATTICE STRAIN; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); OPTICAL FILMS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84868352678     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4759208     Document Type: Article

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