Preparation and properties of transparent conductive thin films by the sol-gel process

Surface‐related investigations to characterize different preparation techniques of Sb‐doped SnO2 powders

“…For industrial applications, some doping techniques such as evaporation-condensation, pyrolysis, 14,15 chemical vapour deposition, 16 sputtering 17 or sol-gel methods 18,19 are in use. Very often these processes lead to a strong segregation of dopant atoms at the powder grain surface.…”

Effect of substrate on the preferred orientation of ZnO films by chemical solution deposition

“…Currently, ZnO is widely investigated for potential applications including transparent conductive films [1,2], solar cell [3], sensors [4], optical devices [5], low-voltage varistor [6], and acoustic wave devices [7,8]. In particular, the acoustic wave device application requires ZnO films with a high electromechanical coupling coefficient, temperature stability, high electrical resistivity, and strong c-axis orientation.…”

Zinc oxide thin film synthesized by combustion chemical vapor deposition

“…It has exciton and biexciton energies of 60 meV and 15 meV, respectively. Owing to high transparency in the visible region, high electrochemical stability, low cost and non-toxicity, ZnO has been the object of intense interest in recent years for the applications in the electronic and optoelectronic devices, such as window layer and anti-reflecting coating in solar cells, ultrasonic oscillator, infrared reflector and heater, as well as acoustic devices [1][2][3][4]. Further, ZnO can be also used effectively in gas sensors because of its chemical sensitivity to different adsorbed gases [5,6].…”