Structural and optical properties of Pd2+-doped mesoporous TiO2 thin films prepared by sol-gel templating technique

Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, Rapid Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1572-1577

  Yarmand, B ^a   Sadrnezhaad, S K ^b  

^a MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Structural and optical properties; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLITES; ENERGY GAP; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OXIDE MINERALS; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PORE SIZE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; DOPING CONCENTRATION; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; SOL GEL DIP COATING; SOL-GEL TEMPLATING; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSMITTANCE SPECTROSCOPIES; VISIBLE LIGHT REGION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 81855167763     PISSN: 18426573     EISSN: 20653824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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