Particle size distribution study by small-angle X-ray scattering technique and photoluminescence property of ZnO nanoparticles

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-146

  Yadav, Raghvendra S ^a   Mishra, Rupali ^a   Pandey, Avinash C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Photoluminescence; SAXS technique; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BAND-EDGE EMISSIONS; BULK PROPERTIES; DIFFERENT SIZES; EMISSION PEAKS; NANO-STRUCTURED; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; SAXS TECHNIQUE; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE IMPURITIES; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; VISIBLE EMISSIONS; XRD; YELLOW EMISSIONS; ZINC ACETATE; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYDISPERSITY; PYROLYSIS; QUENCHING; SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLE; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 70849100877     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080902929937     Document Type: Article

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