Impact of sintering temperature on the structural, electrical, and optical properties of doped ZnO nanoparticle-based discs

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 261, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-136

  Sendi, Rabab Khalid ^a   Mahmud, Shahrom ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Grain boundary; Growth; High temperatures; Nanoparticles; Sintering; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); DROPS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ENERGY GAP; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; GROWTH (MATERIALS); II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MANGANESE OXIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; SURFACE REACTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CERAMIC PROCESSING; GRAIN CRYSTALLINITY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW SINTERING TEMPERATURE; SINTERING PROCESS; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

SINTERING;

EID: 84867743256     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.07.115     Document Type: Article

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