Optical size effects in ultrathin ZnO nanowires

Nanotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 43, 2007, Pages

  Stichtenoth, D ^a   Ronning, C ^a   Niermann, T ^a   Wischmeier, L ^b   Voss, T ^b   Chien, Chung Jen ^c   Chang, Pai Chun ^d   Lu, Jia Grace ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; LUMINESCENCE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; ULTRATHIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYTIC VAPOR TRANSPORT TECHNIQUE; SURFACE-RELATED EXCITONIC LUMINESCENCE; THERMAL ACTIVATION ENERGY;

NANOWIRES;

NANOWIRE; ZINC OXIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; LUMINESCENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHONON; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 36048941463     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/43/435701     Document Type: Article

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