Thermal, optical, and electrical properties of gel grown ZMTC

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-356

  Ambujam, K ^a   Selvakumar, S ^b   Joseph, Ginson P ^b   Potheher, I Vetha ^b   Sagayaraj, P ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY S COLLEGE   (India)

^b LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

AC conductivity; Dielectric behaviour; FT Raman; FTIR; Gel growth; NLO; Optical absorbance; Single crystal XRD; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HARMONIC GENERATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

DIELECTRIC BEHAVIOUR; GEL GROWTH; OPTICAL ABSORBANCE; ZINC MERCURY TETRATHIOCYANATE (ZMTC);

INTERMETALLICS;

EID: 33947618406     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910701190766     Document Type: Article

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