Structural, optical and electrical properties of solvothermally synthesized PbTe nanodisks

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 218-223

  Kungumadevi, L ^a   Sathyamoorthy, R ^a  

^a KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blue shift; Electron microscopy; Lead telluride (PbTe); Nanodisks; Resistivity

Indexed keywords

BLUE SHIFT; ELECTRICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; LEAD TELLURIDE; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; NANODISKS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ORTHORHOMBIC PHASIS; PBTE; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SOLVOTHERMALLY; XRD ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POWDERS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84870558705     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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