Hydrophilic Cu2O nanostructured thin films prepared by facile spin coating method: Investigation of surface energy and roughness

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1204-1209

  Eskandari, A ^a   Sangpour, P ^a   Vaezi, M R ^a  

^a MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Differential thermal analysis (DTA); Sol gel growth; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA); Thin films

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COATINGS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FILM PREPARATION; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; SOL-GELS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DTA); NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILM; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; SIMULTANEOUS THERMAL ANALYSIS; SOL-GEL GROWTH; SPIN-COATING METHOD; STRANSKI-KRASTANOV MODE; SUCCESSIVE DEPOSITIONS;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84905680634     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2014.07.008     Document Type: Article

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