Figure 7

UV–Vis: (a) absorption spectrum of SnO2 nanowires calcined in 500 °C, (b) (αhν)2 versus photon energy (hν) plots, along with matching straights, crossing of which with energy axis corresponds to energy gap values of SnO2 nanowires.

UV–Vis: (a) absorption spectrum of SnO2 nanowires calcined in 500 °C, (b) (αhν)2 versus photon energy (hν) plots, along with matching straights, crossing of which with energy axis corresponds to energy gap values of SnO2 nanowires.