Probing optical band gaps at nanoscale from tetrahedral cation vacancy defects and variation of cation ordering in NiCo2O4epitaxial thin films

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 40, 2014, Pages

  Dileep, K ^a   Loukya, B ^a   Silwal, P ^b   Gupta, A ^c   Datta, R ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

cation and charge mixing; HREELS; optical band gaps; spinel oxides

Indexed keywords

CATION ORDERING; CATION VACANCIES; EPITAXIAL THIN FILMS; HREELS; NANO SCALE; SPINEL OXIDE;

OPTICAL BAND GAPS;

EID: 84907018008     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/47/40/405001     Document Type: Article

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