Experimental investigation of spray-deposited Fe-Doped ZnO nanoparticle thin films: Structural, microstructural, and optical properties

Journal of Thermal Spray Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1230-1241

  Prajapati, C S ^a   Kushwaha, Ajay ^b   Sahay, P P ^a  

^a MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Fe doping; optical properties; surface morphology; ZnO nanoparticle thin films

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SURFACE ROUGHNESS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FE DOPING; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; TRANSIENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY SPECTRA; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

EID: 84884905184     PISSN: 10599630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11666-013-9973-0     Document Type: Article

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