Multi-band photoluminescence in TiO2 nanoparticles-assembled films produced by femtosecond pulsed laser deposition

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Pallotti, D K ^a,b   Orabona, E ^a,b   Amoruso, S ^a,b   Aruta, C ^b   Bruzzese, R ^a,b   Chiarella, F ^c   Tuzi, S ^a   Maddalena, P ^a,b   Lettieri, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR SPIN   (Italy)

^c CNR SPIN SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS NANOPARTICLES; ANATASE NANOPARTICLES; EXCITATION CONDITIONS; FEMTOSECOND PULSED-LASER DEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURED TITANIA; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ENERGY GAP; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SURFACE STATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84882390694     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4816251     Document Type: Article

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