Structural, chemical and optical evaluation of Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by an aqueous solution method

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 376-381

  Iribarren, A ^a   Hernandez Rodriguez E ^a   Maqueira, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

A. Oxides; B. Chemical synthesis; C. Electron microscopy; C. X ray diffraction; D. Crystal structure

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION METHODS; CU-DOPED ZNO;

EID: 84907166877     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.08.059     Document Type: Article

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