Cr doping induced structural, phonon and excitonic properties of ZnO nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pandiyarajan, T ^a   Karthikeyan, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Optical properties; Optoelectronics; Vibrational studies

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; BLUE SHIFT; CR-DOPED; CR-DOPING; EMISSION BANDS; EXCITONIC OSCILLATORS; EXCITONIC PROPERTIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; ION DOPING; MICROSCOPIC STUDY; NEAR BAND EDGE EMISSIONS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PHONON MODE; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; SURFACE DANGLING BONDS; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; VIBRATIONAL STUDY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION METHOD; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHONONS; SOL-GELS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

CHROMIUM; NANOPARTICLE; OXYGEN; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHONON; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84855783180     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0647-x     Document Type: Article

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