Synthesis and properties of ceria thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 5421-5424

  Balakrishnan, G ^a   Kuppusami, P ^b   Sairam, T N ^b   Thirumurugesan, R ^b   Mohandas, E ^b   Sastikumar, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Band gap; Ceria; Pulsed laser deposition; Thin films; Transmittance; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP; CERIA; CERIA THIN FILMS; CERIUM OXIDES; FLUORITE STRUCTURE; GLASS SUBSTRATES; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; PULSED LASER ABLATION; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; TRANSMITTANCE; VISIBLE REGION; XRD STUDIES;

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEPOSITION; DIFFRACTION; ENERGY GAP; LASER ABLATION; LASERS; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POSITIVE IONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 70350333373     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.1188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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