ZnO-based transparent conductive thin films: Doping, performance, and processing

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Liu, Yanli ^a   Li, Yufang ^a   Zeng, Haibo ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; INFLUENCING MECHANISMS; PARAMETER CONDITIONS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE THIN FILMS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THIN FILMS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84876585241     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/196521     Document Type: Review

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