The effect of group-I elements on the structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1371-1377

  Yousefi, Ramin ^a   Zak, A Khorsand ^b   Jamali Sheini, Farid ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

C. Optical properties; Group I elements doped ZnO; Structural properties; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; DOPED ZNO; EFFECT OF DOPING; ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE; K-DOPED; LATTICE STRAIN; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; NANO METER RANGE; PEAK BROADENING; PL SPECTRA; RAMAN SPECTROMETERS; RED-SHIFTED; SPHERICAL SHAPE; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TEM IMAGES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; ULTRAVIOLET REGION; X RAY PEAK BROADENING; XRD; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE; SODIUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84870295505     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.07.076     Document Type: Article

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