Characterizing the structure and defect concentration of ZnO nanoparticles in a colloidal solution

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 33, 2014, Pages 19422-19430

  Rossi, T ^a   Penfold, T J ^b   Rittmann Frank, M H ^a   Reinhard, M ^a   Rittmann, J ^a   Borca, C N ^b   Grolimund, D ^b   Milne, C J ^b   Chergui, M ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; DEFECTS; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; LOCAL LATTICE STRUCTURE; SMALL CONCENTRATION; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE;

ZINC;

EID: 84906545133     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp505559u     Document Type: Article

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