Tunable bandgap in BiFeO3 nanoparticles: The role of microstrain and oxygen defects

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Mocherla, Pavana S V ^a   Karthik, C ^b   Ubic, R ^b   Ramachandra Rao, M S ^a   Sudakar, C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Boise State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETING EFFECTS; COULOMBIC INTERACTIONS; DEFECT STATE; MICRO-STRAIN; OXYGEN DEFECT; RHOMBOHEDRAL DISTORTION; STRONG DEPENDENCES; TUNABLE BAND-GAP;

ENERGY GAP; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE DEFECTS;

OXYGEN;

EID: 84880491460     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4813539     Document Type: Article

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