Temperature-dependent growth and XPS of Ag-doped ZnTe thin films deposited by close space sublimation method

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 352, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-37

  Potlog, Tamara ^a   Duca, Dumitru ^a   Dobromir, Marius ^b  

^a MOLDOVA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Moldova)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ag doping; Close space sublimation method; XPS; XRD; ZnTe

Indexed keywords

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SUBLIMATION; SUBSTRATES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

AG DOPING; CLOSE SPACE SUBLIMATIONS; CLOSED SPACE SUBLIMATION; GLASS SUBSTRATES; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; ZNTE;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84941944033     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.03.133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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