Synthesis of tetrapod-shaped ZnO whiskers and microrods in one crucible by thermal evaporation of Zn/C mixtures

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-161

  DU, Guo ping ^a   LI, Wang ^a   FU, Min gong ^a   CHEN, Nan ^a   FU, Xue ^b   WAN, Yi qun ^a   YAN, Ming ming ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

growth from vapor; octa twin model; tetrapod shaped microrods; tetrapod shaped whiskers; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROCRYSTALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EVAPORATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

OCTA TWIN MODELS; TETRAPOD SHAPED MICRORODS; TETRAPOD SHAPED WHISKERS;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS;

EID: 39749136504     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(08)60028-X     Document Type: Article

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