Effect of annealing temperature and pH on morphology and optical property of highly dispersible ZnO nanoparticles

Materials Characterization

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1305-1310

  Uthirakumar, Periyayya ^a   Hong, Chang Hee ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Photoluminescence; Single crystalline; Solution; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; DEEP LEVEL EMISSION; DEEP-LEVEL EMISSION PEAKS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; REACTION MEDIUM; RED SHIFT; SINGLE CRYSTALLINE; SOLUTION METHODS; UV BANDS; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANNEALING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LASER RADIATION; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 70349469857     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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