Synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence properties of Ce 3+-doped ZnO-nanophosphors

Chemical Papers

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-222

  Shukla, Sudheesh K ^a   Agorku, Eric S ^a   Mittal, Hemant ^a   Mishra, Ajay K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

co precipitation; doping; FTIR; nanophosphors; photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890121714     PISSN: 03666352     EISSN: 13369075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11696-013-0442-5     Document Type: Article

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