Substrate temperature effect on optical property of ZnO thin films

Engineering Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 81-88

  Rahal, Achour ^a   Benramache, Said ^b   Benhaoua, Boubaker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EL OUED   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BISKRA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

TCO; Thin films; Ultrasonic spray technique; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899724410     PISSN: 01258281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4186/ej.2014.18.2.81     Document Type: Article

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