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Journal of Spectroscopy
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 797232, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/797232
Research Article

Study of Ultraviolet Emission Spectra in ZnO Thin Films

Y. M. Lu,1 X. P. Li,1 P. J. Cao,1 S. C. Su,2 F. Jia,1 S. Han,1 W. J. Liu,1 D. L. Zhu,1 and X. C. Ma1

1Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
2Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China

Received 7 June 2012; Accepted 21 August 2012

Academic Editor: Vincenza Crupi

Copyright © 2013 Y. M. Lu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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