Growth of phosphorus-doped p-type ZnO thin films by MOCVD

Zhizhen YE; Jingrui WANG; Yazhen WU; Xincui ZHOU; Fugang CHEN; Weizhong XU; Yan MIAO; Jingyun HUANG; Jianguo LU; Liping ZHU; Binghui ZHAO

doi:10.1007/s12200-008-0024-2

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