Atomic-level structural and electronic properties of hybrid inorganic-organic ZnO:Hydroquinone superlattices fabricated by ALD/MLD

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 13105-13114

  Karttunen, Antti J ^a   Tynell, Tommi ^a   Karppinen, Maarit ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BAND STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FILMS; HYBRID MATERIALS; PHENOLS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SUPERLATTICES; ZINC OXIDE;

BAND STRUCTURE ENGINEERING; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; HYBRID INORGANIC-ORGANIC; ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS; ORGANIC INTERFACES; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84935855392     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b03433     Document Type: Article

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