| Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2003, 5 | |
Additions and corrections Nonstoichiometric properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles prepared by decomposition of zinc peroxide |
Naofumi Uekawa, Naomi Mochizuki, Jyunichi Kajiwara, Fumihiko Mori, Yong Jun Wu and Kazuyuki Kakegawa
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2003, 5, 929 (DOI: 10.1039/b210990e). Amendment published 27th February 2003
Fig. 10 The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of the ZnO obtained by firing the zinc peroxide nanoparticles.
The firing temperature is:
: 573 K,
: 673 K,
: 773 K and
: 873 K.
Fig. 10 shows the temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of the ZnO nanoparticles.
The logarithm of electrical resistance
vs. T–1 is linear.
The activation energies (Ea) for electronic conduction can be determined from the slope,
which increased with firing temperature. The activation energy of the conduction electron Ea
of the stoichiometric ZnO must equal the band gap energy Eg.
Therefore the slope can be described by –Ea/2k, where k is the Boltzmann constant.
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