Synthesis and characterization studies of NiO nanorods for enhancing solar cell efficiency using photon upconversion materials

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 8385-8394

  Kaviyarasu, K ^a,b   Manikandan, E ^b,c   Kennedy, J ^b,d   Jayachandran, M ^e   Ladchumananandasiivam, R ^f   De Gomes, U Umbelino ^g   Maaza, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

^c SREE BALAJI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^e CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^f Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica do Rio Grande do Norte   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C. Thermal properties; Nanostructures; Optical materials; Photoluminescence spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy and scattering; Sol gel growth

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COLLOID CHEMISTRY; ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NICKEL; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTONS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND SCATTERING; SOL-GEL GROWTH; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84961944434     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.02.054     Document Type: Article

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