A surfactant-free, precursor-induced method to flower-like ZnO nanostructures

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 474-478

  Lin, Kong ^a   Yang, Jia Xiang ^a   Zhou, Hong Ping ^a   Tian, Yu Peng ^a   Wu, Jie Ying ^a   Jin, Bao Kang ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flowerlike ZnO nanostructure; Optical property; Precursor

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYLOXAZOLE; FLOWER-LIKE; FLOWERLIKE ZNO NANOSTRUCTURE; PRECURSOR; PROPANOIC ACID; REACTION TIME; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLVOTHERMAL TREATMENT; SURFACTANT-FREE; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

NANOMATERIAL; OXAPROZIN ZINC COMPLEX; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HEAT TREATMENT; OXIDATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 70350749430     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341309789378113     Document Type: Article

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