An electrochemical study on the nature of trap states in nanocrystalline rutile thin films

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 27, 2007, Pages 9936-9942

  Berger, Thomas ^a   Lana Villarreal, Teresa ^a   Monllor Satoca, Damián ^a   Gómez, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRAPS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; THIN FILMS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY; NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS; NANOPARTICULATE ELECTRODES; RUTILE THIN FILMS;

NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 34547361483     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp071438p     Document Type: Article

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