On the properties of aluminium doped zinc oxide thin films deposited on plastic substrates from ceramic targets

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 274, Issue , 2013, Pages 306-313

  Girtan, M ^a   Vlad, A ^b,f   Mallet, R ^a   Bodea, M A ^b   Pedarnig, J D ^b   Stanculescu, A ^c   Mardare, D ^d   Leontie, L ^d   Antohe, S ^e  

^a Angers University   (France)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS PHYSICS   (Romania)

^d ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

Author keywords

Plastic solar cells; Plastics optoelectronics

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; EXCIMER LASERS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OXIDE FILMS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PULSED LASERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PLASTIC SOLAR CELLS; PLASTIC SUBSTRATES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); PULSED-LASER DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84876914766     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.03.046     Document Type: Article

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