Band gap tuning in ZnO through ni doping via spray pyrolysis

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 12745-12753

  Das, Sanjoy C ^a   Green, Robert J ^b   Podder, Jiban ^a   Regier, Tom Z ^c   Chang, Gap Soo ^b   Moewes, Alexander ^b  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDERSON IMPURITY MODEL; BAND GAP REDUCTION; NICKEL CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR BAND GAP; SPRAY PYROLYSIS DEPOSITION; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY TECHNIQUE; ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS;

DEPOSITION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; NICKEL; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

EID: 84879436459     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3126329     Document Type: Article

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