Probing optical band gaps at the nanoscale in NiFe2O4 and CoFe2O4 epitaxial films by high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Dileep, K ^a   Loukya, B ^a   Pachauri, N ^b   Gupta, A ^b   Datta, R ^a  

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

^b University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY GAP; EPITAXIAL FILMS; IRON COMPOUNDS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; POSITIVE IONS;

BAND-GAP VALUES; EPITAXIAL THIN FILMS; EXCHANGE-CORRELATION POTENTIAL; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; INVERSE SPINEL STRUCTURES; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; SPINEL FERRITES; STANDARD DEVIATION;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84910616131     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4895059     Document Type: Article

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