Nanostructures of zinc oxide

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 245-257

  Gao, Wei ^a   Li, Zhengwei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aqueous solution growth; Nanostructures; Photoluminescence; Porous films; Wet oxidation; Wettability; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; WETTING; ZINC OXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION GROWTHS; CHEMICAL SOLUTION GROWTH; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; NANO DIMENSIONS; POROUS FILM; RATIONAL SYNTHESIS; WET OXIDATION; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 59349117589     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2009.022917     Document Type: Article

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