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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 125, June 2005
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| Page(s) | 505 - 508 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2005125117 | |
J. Phys. IV France 125 (2005) 505-508
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2005125117
Investigation of the size-effect in cobalt-ferrite nanoparticles using photoacoustic spectroscopy
P.C. Morais1, A.C. Oliveira1, A.L. Tronconi1, R.L. Santos2 and E.C.D. Lima21 Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Física, Núcleo de Física Aplicada, 70919-970, Brasília, DF, Brazil
2 Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Química, 74001-970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
Abstract
In this study the photoacoustic signal of cobalt-ferrite based particles has been investigated near the semiconductor band-edge and in the very small-size limit. In these limits we find that the photoacoustic signal scales with both the zero- and the three-dimensional density of states. In addition, we find that the relative contribution to the photoacoustic signal, due to the zero-dimension-like nanoparticles, decreases linearly with the increasing average nanoparticle size. From this linear behavior we estimate the electron-hole pair size in cobalt-ferrite nanoparticles around 1.6 nm
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