The calculation of band gap energy in zinc oxide films

Journal of Semiconductors

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Arif, Ali ^a   Belahssen, Okba ^a   Gareh, Salim ^a   Benramache, Said ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BISKRA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Band gap energy; Correlation; Semiconductor; ZnO thin films

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENERGY GAP; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

BAND GAP ENERGY; CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; ZNO THIN FILM;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 84921280435     PISSN: 16744926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/1/013001     Document Type: Article

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