A correlation for crystallite size of undoped ZnO thin film with the band gap energy - Precursor molarity - Substrate temperature

Optik

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1303-1306

  Benramache, Said ^a   Belahssen, Okba ^a   Arif, Ali ^a   Guettaf, Abderrazak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BISKRA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Band gap energy; Correlation; Crystallite size; Thin films; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS; ZNO; MOLARITY; ZNO THIN FILM;

CORRELATION METHODS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ZINC OXIDE;

ENERGY GAP; CORRELATION METHODS;

EID: 84889094887     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2013.08.015     Document Type: Article

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