Effect of indium concentration on morphology and optical properties of In-doped ZnO nanostructures

Ceramics International

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 6295-6301

  Yousefi, Ramin ^a   Jamali Sheini, Farid ^b   Khorsand Zak, A ^c   Mahmoudian, M R ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Auger electrons; In doped ZnO nanoflakes; In doped ZnO nanojavelins; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

AUGER ELECTRON; CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; FLAKE SHAPE; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INDIUM CONCENTRATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANOFLAKES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; THERMAL EVAPORATION METHOD; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

INDIUM; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL EVAPORATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84865743729     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.04.085     Document Type: Article

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