Structural phase transformations in annealed cubic ZnS nanocrystals

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4325-4335

  Ghica, D ^a   Nistor, S V ^a   Nistor, L C ^a   Stefan, M ^a   Mateescu, C D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS PHYSICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

EPR; Mn2+ ions; Nanocrystals; Semiconductors; Structural transformations; TEM; Thermal treatment; XRD; ZnS

Indexed keywords

AIR SUPPORT; AVERAGE SIZE; CHARACTERISTIC LINES; CUBIC ZNS; EPR SPECTRA; EPR SPECTRAL; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; IN-VACUUM; LIQUID-LIQUID REACTIONS; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; MULTIFREQUENCY ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; SELF-ASSEMBLED; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; SURFACE LAYERS; THERMALLY INDUCED; TWEEN-20; XRD; ZNO STRUCTURES; ZNS;

ANNEALING; HEAT TREATMENT; LIQUIDS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

MANGANESE; NANOCRYSTAL; POLYSORBATE 20; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 81055133473     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0379-y     Document Type: Article

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