Photoinduced formation of zinc nanoparticles by UV laser irradiation of ZnO

Langmuir

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1930-1933

  Khan, E H ^a   Langford, S C ^a   Dickinson, J T ^a   Boatner, Lynn A ^b   Hess, Wayne P ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCIMER LASER RADIATIONS; FLUENCE; HIGH DENSITIES; IRRADIATED SPOTS; LASER EXPOSURES; LASER SPOTS; NEAR SURFACES; PHOTO-INDUCED; ROOM TEMPERATURES; THERMALLY DRIVEN; UV-LASER IRRADIATIONS; ZN NANOPARTICLES; ZNO;

EXCIMER LASERS; GAS LASERS; NANOPARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE DIFFUSION; SURFACES; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 65249148379     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la804143u     Document Type: Article

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