Influence of Fe-doping on the optical and electrical properties of ZnO films

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-96

  Rambu, A P ^a   Nica, V ^a   Dobromir, M ^a  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Electronic transport mechanism; Optical band gap; TM doping

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; MOTT VARIABLE-RANGE HOPPING; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; TRANSMITTANCE MEASUREMENTS; UV-VIS-NIR SPECTROMETERS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; PHOTOELECTRONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

EID: 84877312994     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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