The crystalline structure, conductivity and optical properties of Co-doped ZnO thin films

Optik

Volumn 125, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 5864-5868

  Benramache, Said ^a,b   Benhaoua, Boubaker ^b   Belahssen, Okba ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BISKRA   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EL OUED   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEBESSA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Semiconductor doping; Thin film; Ultrasonic spray technique; ZnO

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; NANO-CRYSTALLINE FILMS; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE; ULTRASONIC SPRAY TECHNIQUES; ZNO;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 85027948465     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2014.07.055     Document Type: Article

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