Growth and characterization of p-ZnO:Cu thin film and its homojunction application

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 29, 2016, Pages

  Saritha, A C ^a   Shijeesh, M R ^a   Vikas, L S ^a   Prabhu, Rajeev R ^a   Jayaraj, M K ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

p i n homojunction; p ZnO:Cu; RF co sputtering; TSOs

Indexed keywords

FILM GROWTH; HEAVY IONS; MAGNETRONS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING GLASS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

COSPUTTERING; EXCITONIC EMISSION; HOMOJUNCTION; P TYPE CONDUCTIVITY; RF-MAGNETRON CO-SPUTTERING; TSOS; VISIBLE EMISSIONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

COPPER;

EID: 84978209221     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/49/29/295105     Document Type: Article

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