Spectra of ZnO nanoparticles under low photon energy excitation

Particuology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 496-500

  Wang, Xiaofang ^a   Xie, Pingbo ^a   Zhao, Fuli ^b   Wang, Hezhou ^b   Wang, Yanmin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Surface emission; Time resolved; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; EXCITATION INTENSITY; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; GAUSSIANS; LOW ENERGY REGIONS; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; PHOTON ENERGY; PHOTON ENERGY EXCITATION; PICOSECONDS; RED SHIFT; SURFACE EMISSIONS; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIME-INTEGRATED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ASTROPHYSICS; DOPPLER EFFECT; LASER EXCITATION; PHOTONS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SURFACES; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 70849113803     PISSN: 16742001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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