Random lasing from surface modified films of zinc oxide nanoparticles

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 247, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 18-24

  Stassinopoulos, A ^a,b   Das, R N ^c   Giannelis, E P ^c   Anastasiadis, S H ^a,b   Anglos, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND LASER   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Random laser; Surface processing; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

FILM STRUCTURE; LASER ANNEALING TRANSFORMS; RANDOM LASERS; SURFACE PROCESSING;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 19744375359     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.01.055     Document Type: Article

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