Structural, optical and magnetic investigation of Gd implanted CeO2 nanocrystals

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 409, Issue , 2017, Pages 147-152

  Kaviyarasu, K ^a,b   Murmu, P P ^c   Kennedy, J ^a,c   Thema, F T ^a,b   Letsholathebe, Douglas ^d   Kotsedi, L ^a,b   Maaza, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; CV measurement; PL; SEM; SQUID; Raman

Indexed keywords

CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FUEL CELLS; HIGH-K DIELECTRIC; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; IONS; NANOCRYSTALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SQUIDS; STAINLESS STEEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

C-V MEASUREMENT; CERIA BASED MATERIALS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; ROOM TEMPERATURE FERROMAGNETISM; SILICON ON INSULATOR DEVICES; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 85014272026     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2017.02.055     Document Type: Article

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