Sol-gel derived Al and Ga co-doped ZnO thin films: An optoelectronic study

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 290, Issue , 2014, Pages 252-259

  Ebrahimifard, Reza ^a   Golobostanfard, Mohammad Reza ^a   Abdizadeh, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Al:ZnO; Co doping; Electrical conductivity; Ga:ZnO; Sol gel dip coating; ZnO thin film

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COATINGS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; ZINC OXIDE;

CO-DOPING; DIPCOATING METHODS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MAIN PARAMETERS; OPTOELECTRONIC INDUSTRY; SOL GEL DIP COATING; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE THIN FILMS; ZNO THIN FILM;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84891030440     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.11.062     Document Type: Article

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