Influence of Preferred Orientation on the Electrical Conductivity of Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide Films

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wang, Jian Tao ^a   Shi, Xiang Lei ^a   Liu, Wei Wei ^a   Zhong, Xin Hua ^a   Wang, Jian Nong ^a   Pyrah, Leo ^b   Sanderson, Kevin D ^b   Ramsey, Philip M ^b   Hirata, Masahiro ^c   Tsuri, Keiko ^c  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Pilkington Group Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD   (Japan)

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EID: 84920249466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03679     Document Type: Article

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