Defect-induced optical and magnetic properties of colloidal transparent conducting oxide nanocrystals

Functional Metal Oxides: New Science and Novel Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 163-194

  Radovanovic, Pavle V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diluted magnetic semiconductor oxide; Functional defects; Magnetism; Nanocrystal; Optoelectronics; Photoluminescence; Spintronics; Transparent conducting oxide

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETISM; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SPINTRONICS; TRANSITION METALS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES;

CONDUCTING OXIDES; FUNCTIONAL DEFECTS; NATIVE DEFECT;

TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84908071868     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527654864.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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