Structural characterization, optical and magnetic properties of Ni-doped CdO dilute magnetic semiconductor nanoparticles

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1245-1253

  Ahmad, Tokeer ^a   Khatoon, Sarvari ^a   Coolahan, Kelsey ^b   Lofland, Samuel E ^b  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; CDO-NANOPARTICLES; DILUTE MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; OXALATE PRECURSORS; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; PARAMAGNETISM; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

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EID: 84877724152     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.69     Document Type: Article

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