Effect of precursor concentration on structural, morphological and opto-electric properties of ZnO thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 8397-8404

  Baneto, Mazabalo ^a   Enesca, Alexandru ^b   Lare, Yendoubé ^a   Jondo, Koffi ^a   Napo, Kossi ^a   Duta, Anca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

Author keywords

Crystalline structure; D. Zinc oxide; Opto electric properties; Spray pyrolysis deposition; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; FILM PREPARATION; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; OPTO-ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS DEPOSITION;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84897393613     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.01.048     Document Type: Article

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