Temperature-dependent luminescence dynamics for ZnO thin films

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-101

  Zawadzka, A ^a   Plociennik P ^a   Strzelecki, J ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Annealing process; Dip coating process; Exciton decay time; Exciton energy; Photoluminescence; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING PROCESS; DIP-COATING PROCESS; EXCITON DECAY; EXCITON ENERGIES; LONGITUDINAL OPTICAL PHONONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INVESTIGATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COATINGS; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXCITONS; FILM PREPARATION; OPTICAL FILMS; PHONONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUARTZ; SOL-GELS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 84892805103     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-013-9709-x     Document Type: Article

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