Microstructural, electrical and optical properties of ZnO:Mo thin films with various thickness by spray pyrolysis

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-75

  Swapna, R ^a   Ashok, M ^a   Muralidharan, G ^b   Kumar, M C Santhosh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b GANDHIGRAM RURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hall measurements; Microstructure; Photoluminescence; Spray pyrolysis; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ENERGY GAP; FILM THICKNESS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; HALL EFFECT MEASUREMENT; HALL MEASUREMENTS; LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84878477040     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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