Effect of source material on the transparent conducting properties of sprayed ZnO:Al thin films for solar cell applications

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 841-848

  Jabena Begum, N ^a   Ravichandran, K ^a  

^a A V V M SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

A. Thin films; B. Chemical synthesis; C. X ray diffraction; D. Electrical properties

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DOPED ZINC OXIDE FILMS; CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

ALUMINUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE FILMS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84875215328     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2013.01.029     Document Type: Article

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