Growth of ZnO films with controlled morphology by aqueous solution method

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1226-1231

  Liu, Xiaoxin ^a   Jin, Zhengguo ^a   Bu, Shaojing ^a   Zhao, Juan ^a   Liu, Zhifeng ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROLYTES; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC GROUPS; ZNO ROD CRYSTALS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33645139838     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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