The effect of annealing on structural and optical properties of α-Fe 2 O 3 /CdS/α-Fe 2 O 3 multilayer heterostructures

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 320, Issue , 2014, Pages 653-657

  Saleem, M ^a   Durrani, S M A ^a   Saheb, N ^a   Al Kuhaili, M F ^a   Bakhtiari, I A ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Absorbance; Annealing; CdS Fe 2 O 3 multilayers; Composite films

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ANNEALING; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPOSITE FILMS; ENERGY GAP; FILM PREPARATION; HEMATITE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL EVAPORATION; VACUUM EVAPORATION;

ABSORBANCES; AS-DEPOSITED MULTILAYERS; MULTILAYER HETEROSTRUCTURES; MULTILAYERED THIN FILMS; POLYCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84919360599     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.09.117     Document Type: Article

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