Controlling of crystal size and optical band gap of CdO nanopowder semiconductors by low and high Fe contents

Journal of Electroceramics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-162

  Aydin C ^a   Al Hartomy, Omar A ^b,c   Al Ghamdi, A A ^c   Al Hazmi, F ^c   Yahia, I S ^d   El Tantawy, F ^e   Yakuphanoglu, F ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABUK   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^e Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

CdO:Fe; Diffused reflectance; Nanopowders; Optical properties; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; IRON; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFLECTION; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

CRYSTAL SIZE; DIFFUSED REFLECTANCE; HOST MATRICES; NANO POWDERS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; XRD MEASUREMENTS; XRD PATTERNS;

SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84868521480     PISSN: 13853449     EISSN: 15738663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10832-012-9748-x     Document Type: Article

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