Structural, optical and visible light photocatalytic properties of nanocrystalline Nd doped ZnO thin films prepared by spin coating method

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 4169-4175

  Poongodi, Govindan ^a,b   Kumar, Rangasamy Mohan ^b   Jayavel, Ramasamy ^c  

^a Quaid E Millath Government College for Women   (India)

^b PRESIDENCY COLLEGE   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Neodymium doped; Photocatalytic activity; Sol gel spin coating method; Thin film; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COATINGS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL); ENERGY GAP; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILM PREPARATION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METALLIC FILMS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE MINERALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SPIN COATING; SPIN GLASS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-BACTERIAL STUDIES; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM DOPED; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SOL-GEL SPIN COATING METHOD; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 84921837138     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.12.098     Document Type: Article

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