Optical emission and absorption spectra of Zn-ZnO core-shell nanostructures

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-142

  Ghosh, Avijit ^a   Choudhary, R N P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; Photoluminescence; UV absorption

Indexed keywords

CARBON MATRIX; CORE METALS; CORE-SHELL; CORE-SHELL NANOSTRUCTURES; CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE; DEFECT STATE; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EXCITON ABSORPTIONS; EXCITON PEAK; EXCITONIC PEAK; GRAZING INCIDENCE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTERBAND ABSORPTION; LASER POWER; MICROSCOPIC STUDY; OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; UV ABSORPTION; VACUUM ARC TECHNIQUE; VISIBLE RANGE; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO SHELLS;

ABSORPTION; CARBON FILMS; EXCITONS; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPHOTONICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; LASER; NANODEVICE; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77951532149     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080903321829     Document Type: Article

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