Importance of strain reduction in improvement of optical transmission and conductance in Si4+ doped ZnO: a probable new moisture resistant Transparent Conductive Oxide

Tulika Srivastava, Aswin Sadanandan, Gaurav Bajpai +7

Si doped ZnO has been reported to be a better conductor than pure ZnO. It is reported that carrier density increases and hence conductivity increases. However, the effect on optica…