New insights on the doping of ZnO films with elements from group IIIA through electrochemical deposition

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2869-2884

  Ramirez D ^a   Alvarez K ^a   Riveros, G ^a   Tejos, M ^a   Lobos, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chemical species; Compact films; Doping; Electrodeposition; Nanostructures; Semiconductor; Solubility

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; FILM PREPARATION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; IONS; METALLIC FILMS; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDE MINERALS; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE; CHEMICAL SPECIES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRICALLY ACTIVES; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; SPECIATION DIAGRAMS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION;

EID: 84920254138     PISSN: 14328488     EISSN: 14330768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-014-2558-0     Document Type: Article

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