Size-dependent and intra-band photoluminescence of NiS2 nano-alloys synthesized by microwave assisted hydrothermal technique

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 552, Issue , 2013, Pages 345-350

  Linganiso, Ella Cebisa ^a,b   Mhlanga, Sabelo Dalton ^b   Coville, Neil John ^b   Mwakikunga, Bonex Wakufwa ^a,c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Band structure; Density of states; Microwave; Nickel disulfide; Photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; INFRARED DEVICES; LUMINESCENCE; MICROWAVES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NICKEL; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DE-EXCITATIONS; DENSITY OF STATE; HEXADECYLAMINE; LOCAL DENSITY OF STATE; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL; NICKEL DISULFIDES; POROUS STRUCTURES; SCHERRER EQUATIONS;

CRYSTALLITE SIZE;

EID: 84870165871     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.10.102     Document Type: Article

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