Nanostructured Cu-doped ZnS polycrystalline thin films produced by a wet chemical route: the influences of Cu doping and film thickness on the structural, optical and electrical properties

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-53

  Goktas, A ^a   Aslan, F ^a   Tumbul, A ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Absorbtion coefficient (k); Cu doped ZnS films; Dip coating; Optical band gap; Reactive index (n); Wet chemical route

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; FILM THICKNESS; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

ABSORBTION COEFFICIENT (K); CU-DOPED; DIP COATING; REACTIVE INDEX (N); WET CHEMICAL ROUTE;

COPPER;

EID: 84929838759     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-015-3674-8     Document Type: Article

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