Optimization of UV emission intensity of ZnO nanoparticles by changing the excitation wavelength

Materials Letters

Volumn 99, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-100

  Sowri Babu, K ^a   Ramachandra Reddy, A ^a   Sujatha, Ch ^a   Venugopal Reddy, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Luminescence; Semiconductors; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

EMISSION PEAKS; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EXCITATION SPECTRUM; PL SPECTRA; UV EMISSIONS; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

LUMINESCENCE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84875189739     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2013.02.079     Document Type: Article

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