PMID- 19049146 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20090129 LR - 20190715 IS - 1533-4880 (Print) IS - 1533-4880 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 8 DP - 2008 Aug TI - Synthesis and properties of nanocrystalline copper indium oxide thin films deposited by Rf magnetron sputtering. PG - 3889-94 AB - Nanocrystalline copper indium oxide (CuInO2) thin films with particle size ranging from 25 nm to 71 nm have been synthesized from a composite target using reactive Rf magnetron sputtering technique. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) combined with glancing angle X-ray diffraction (GAXRD) analysis confirmed the presence of delafossite CuInO2 phase in these films. The optical absorption studies show the presence of two direct band gaps at 3.3 and 4.3 eV, respectively. The resistance versus temperature measurements show thermally activated hopping with activation energy of 0.84 eV to be the conduction mechanism. FAU - Singh, Mandeep AU - Singh M AD - Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India. FAU - Singh, V N AU - Singh VN FAU - Mehta, B R AU - Mehta BR LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Nanosci Nanotechnol JT - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology JID - 101088195 EDAT- 2008/12/04 09:00 MHDA- 2008/12/04 09:01 CRDT- 2008/12/04 09:00 PHST- 2008/12/04 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/12/04 09:01 [medline] PHST- 2008/12/04 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1166/jnn.2008.178 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2008 Aug;8(8):3889-94. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2008.178.