Crossed zinc oxide nanorods for ultraviolet radiation detection

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-187

  Chai, Guangyu ^a   Lupan, Oleg ^b,c   Chow, Lee ^b   Heinrich, Helge ^b,d  

^a Apollo Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA   (Moldova)

^d University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossed zinc oxide nanorods; Photosensor; Self assembly; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; NANORODS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SELF ASSEMBLY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CROSSED ZINC OXIDE NANORODS; FOCUSED-ION-BEAM SYSTEMS; IN-SITU; LINEAR BEHAVIORS; LOW LEVELS; NANO DEVICES; PHOTOSENSOR; RESEARCH PROTOTYPES; RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS; SELF-ASSEMBLED; ULTRA VIOLET DETECTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET; UV LIGHTS; ZNO NANORODS;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 61449167836     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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