Microstructural and optical studies of CuO thin films prepared by chemical ageing of copper substrate in alkaline ammonia solution

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 617, Issue , 2014, Pages 542-546

  Alami, Abdul Hai ^a   Allagui, Anis ^a   Alawadhi, Hussain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Band gap; Chemical conversion coating; Cupric oxide; Optical spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COPPER; ENERGY GAP; OXIDE FILMS; SUBSTRATES;

AMMONIA SOLUTION; CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATINGS; COPPER SUBSTRATES; CUPRIC OXIDE; MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRAL ABSORPTIVITY; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL AGEING; CUO THIN FILMS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL;

ALKALINITY; ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84906841417     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.07.221     Document Type: Article

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