Raman spectroscopy of WO 3 nano-wires and thermo-chromism study of VO 2 belts produced by ultrasonic spray and laser pyrolysis techniques

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 150-154

  Mwakikunga, B W ^a,b,c   Sideras Haddad, E ^b   Forbes, A ^a,d   Arendse, C ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PYROLYSIS; ULTRASONIC SPRAY;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PYROLYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 38849130733     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200776829     Document Type: Conference Paper

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