Effect of precursor sol pH on microstructural, optical and photocatalytic properties of vacuum annealed zinc tin oxide thin films on glass

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-17

  Pal, Moumita ^a   Bera, Susanta ^a   Jana, Sunirmal ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Optical property; Photocatalytic activity; Semiconductor oxide thin films; Sol gel processing

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION RATE CONSTANTS; GRAZING INCIDENCE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SELECTED AREA DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDES; SOL-GEL PROCESSING; ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GLASS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES; VACUUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC CHLORIDE;

SOLS;

EID: 84881022316     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-013-3045-2     Document Type: Article

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