Simple approach for the synthesis of zinc oxide nanorods

International Journal of Nanoparticles

Volumn 2, Issue 1-6, 2009, Pages 66-73

  Shah, M A ^b   Al Shahry, M S ^a   Asiri, A M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

FESEM; Hydrothermal synthesis; Nanorods; Zinc metal

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350616284     PISSN: 17532507     EISSN: 17532515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijnp.2009.028738     Document Type: Article

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