Dopant induced bandgap narrowing in y-doped zinc oxide nanostructures

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-83

  Yogamalar, Rajeswari ^a   Venkateswaran, Pedinti S ^b   Benzigar, Mercy R ^c   Ariga, Katsuhiko ^c   Vinu, Ajayan ^c,d   Chandra Bose, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bandgaps; Dopants; Luminescence; Nanostructures; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; ABSORPTION EDGES; ABSORPTION PROPERTY; BAND GAP NARROWING; BLUE EMISSION; DEEP LEVEL EMISSION; DOPANT CONCENTRATIONS; DOPANT IONS; FIELD-EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES; HEXAGONAL PHASE; IR TRANSMISSION SPECTRA; LUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; METAL CATION; METAL OXIDES; NEAR BAND EDGE EMISSIONS; NUMBER OF ELECTRONS; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; PL SPECTRA; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL DISORDERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; VIBRATIONAL MODES; WURTZITES; XRD PEAKS; Y-DOPED; Y-DOPING; ZINC INTERSTITIALS; ZNO; ZNO PARTICLES;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LUMINESCENCE; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POWDER METALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; YTTRIUM; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

NANOMATERIAL; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84861160662     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.5760     Document Type: Conference Paper

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