A simple combustion synthesis and optical studies of magnetic Zn1-x NixFe2O4 nanostructures for photoelectrochemical applications

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 4948-4960

  Manikandan, A ^a   Antony, S Arul ^a   Sridhar, R ^b   Ramakrishna, Seeram ^b   Bououdina, M ^c  

^a PRESIDENCY COLLEGE   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Magnetic properties; Microwave combustion; Nano Ferrites; Optical properties; Photoelectrochemical properties

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GYRATORS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; NICKEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SATURATION MAGNETIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; DOPING CONCENTRATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; NANO-FERRITES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84920748094     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.9814     Document Type: Article

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