International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2574

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of annealing temperature on the optical properties of Sb-ZnO thin films prepared using co-sputtering technique

Hend Alkhammash
  • Hend Alkhammash
  • Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Taif University, Taif 888, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 20 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 30 May 2018
  •  Published: 16 June 2018

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