Defect reduction by epitaxial lateral overgrowth of nanorods in ZnO/(0001) sapphire films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Cherns, D ^a   Sun, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); EPITAXIAL GROWTH; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; SAPPHIRE; ZINC OXIDE;

EPITAXIAL LATERAL OVERGROWTH; SAPPHIRE FILMS;

NANORODS;

EID: 38949144664     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2841707     Document Type: Article

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