Preparation and properties of Zn0.9Ni0.1O diluted magnetic semiconductor nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 817-837

  Srinivas, K ^a   Manjunath Rao, S ^b   Venugopal Reddy, P ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Carrier concentration; Diluted magnetic; Nanoparticles; Optical band gap; RT ferromagnetism; Semiconductors; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

DILUTED MAGNETIC; OPTICAL BANDS; RT FERROMAGNETISM; SEMICONDUCTORS; SYNTHESIS;

ANNEALING; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL ANALYSIS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; REFINING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

NANOMAGNETICS;

HYDRAZINE; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL; OXYGEN; POLYOL; ZINC ION; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DILUTION; ELECTRONICS; FERROMAGNETISM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETISM; NANOCHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79956071074     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-0084-2     Document Type: Article

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