Structural, optical, and electrical properties of in situ synthesized ZnO-CuPc nanocomposites

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 691-699

  Ghosh, Manoranjan ^a   Padma, N ^a   Tewari, R ^a   Debnath, A K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; CONSTITUENT MATERIALS; COPPER PHTHALOCYANINE; DEFECT-RELATED EMISSION; ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE LIFETIME; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PRECIPITATING AGENTS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ASPECT RATIO; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84892596806     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4059609     Document Type: Article

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