Ten years' venturing in ZnO nanostructures: From discovery to scientific understanding and to technology applications

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4021-4034

  Wang, Zhong Lin ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanobelt; Nanogenerator; Nanopiezotronics; Nanosensor; Nanowire; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 74649086994     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0456-0     Document Type: Review

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