Amplification of the UV emission of ZnO: Al thin films prepared by sol-gel method

Journal of Materials and Environmental Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 585-590

  Djouadi, D ^a   Chelouche, A ^a   Aksas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Al doped ZnO; Photoluminescence; Sol gel; Thin films; XRD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874395406     PISSN: 20282508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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