Local luminescence of ZnO nanowire-covered surface: A cathodoluminescence microscopy study

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Fan, H J ^a   Scholz, R ^a   Zacharias, M ^a   Gosele U ^a   Bertram, F ^b   Forster, D ^b   Christen, J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSTS; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; IMPURITIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

FILM THICKNESS; MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; NANOWIRES; WURTZITE LATTICE;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 19744383421     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1852709     Document Type: Article

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