Tuning of energy gap, microstructure, optical and structural properties of Cr doped Zn0.96Cu0.04O nanoparticles

Powder Technology

Volumn 258, Issue , 2014, Pages 157-164

  Ashokkumar, M ^a   Muthukumaran, S ^a  

^a HH Rajah's College   (India)

Author keywords

Co precipitation; FTIR spectra; Optical property; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEFECTS; ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; SOLIDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

COPRECIPITATION METHOD; CRYSTALLINE NATURE; ELECTRONIC TRANSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FT-IR SPECTRUM; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; SOLUBILITY LIMITS; SP-D EXCHANGE INTERACTION;

ZINC;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; ZINC;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRECIPITATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84896464192     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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