Synthesis and characterization of undoped, Al and/or Ho doped ZnO thin Films

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 5535-5543

  Mereu, R A ^a   Mesaros, A ^a   Vasilescu, M ^b   Popa, M ^a   Gabor, M S ^a   Ciontea, L ^a   Petrisor, T ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Aqueous solution deposition; C. Optical properties; Luminescence; Thin films; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION DEPOSITION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION METHODS; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; PRECURSOR SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COATINGS; DEPOSITION; HOLMIUM; LUMINESCENCE; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLUTIONS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; ZINC OXIDE;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84875729110     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.12.067     Document Type: Article

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