Surface-induced structural modification in ZnO nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Schoenhalz, Aline L ^a   Dalpian, Gustavo M ^a  

^a Universidade Federal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Density functional theory; Nanocrystal surfaces; Quantum confinement; Structural configuration; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DANGLING BONDS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; AB INITIO METHOD; NANOCRYSTAL SURFACE; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES; STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATIONS; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; SURFACE DANGLING BONDS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

NANOPARTICLE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL BOND; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84865647909     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1162-4     Document Type: Article

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