Hole conductivity and acceptor density of p-type CuGaO2 nanoparticles determined by impedance spectroscopy: The effect of Mg doping

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 570-574

  Herraiz Cardona, Isaac ^a   Fabregat Santiago, Francisco ^a   Renaud, Adèle ^b   Julián López, Beatriz ^a   Odobel, Fabrice ^a,b   Cario, Laurent ^b   Jobic, Stéphane ^b   Giménez, Sixto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Delafossite; Electrochemistry; Hole conductivity; Impedance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM METALLOGRAPHY; NANOPARTICLES; RED SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPY;

DELAFOSSITES; DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITANCE; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; HOLE CONDUCTIVITY; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; P TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE; TESTING CONDITIONS;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84886732554     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.09.129     Document Type: Article

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