Review of Zinc Oxide Thin Films

Abstract

The present review paper reports on the optimization attempts, so far, on two simultaneously occurring properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films (electrical conductivity and optical transparency). These two properties are discussed in the context of zinc oxide material thin films as transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) for photovoltaic (PV) applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 23, 2014
Accession Number
AD1013229

Entities

People

  • Tom Otiti

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Charge Carriers
  • Conductivity
  • Crystal Structure
  • Diffraction
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electrical Properties
  • Energy Bands
  • Films
  • Information Science
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Optical Properties
  • Semiconductors
  • Solar Cells
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.