Cathodoluminescence study of defects created by Vickers indentation in hydrothermal ZnO crystals

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3526-3530

  Mass, J ^a,b   Avella, M ^a   Jimenez J ^a   Callahan, M ^c   Bliss, D ^c   Wang, Buguo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE   (Colombia)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SOLID STATE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTALS; DAMAGE DETECTION; DEFECTS; INDENTATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

HYDROTHERMAL CRYSTALS; LUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; VICKERS INDENTATION; ZINC OXIDE CRYSTALS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 37549037017     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0444     Document Type: Article

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