Synthesis and study of photoluminescence characteristics of carbon nanotube/ZnS hybrid nanostructures

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-373

  Paul, R ^a   Kumbhakar, P ^a   Mitra, A K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Optical properties; Photoluminescence; SWCNT; ZnS nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; AVERAGE SIZE; CHARACTERISATION; EMISSION PATTERN; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; FILTRATION PROCESS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION; HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES; HYBRID STRUCTURE; NEUTRALISATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE CHARACTERISTICS; PL SPECTRA; SWCNT; ULTRA-SONICATION; ULTRAVIOLET REGION; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE REGION; WET CHEMICAL ROUTE; ZNS NANOCRYSTALS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WAVELET TRANSFORMS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC SULFIDE;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOMATERIAL; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; FILTRATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICS; OXIDATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77954303336     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080903583923     Document Type: Article

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