Towards controlled manipulation and assembly of ZnO nanowires for nanoscale imaging applications

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Kouklin, N ^a   Sen, S ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOSCALE IMAGING; NANOWIRES; NONPOLAR SOLVENTS;

ELECTRODES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33748952883     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2346348     Document Type: Article

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