Facile synthesis, characterization of ZnO nanotubes and nanoflowers in an aqueous solution

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 887-893

  Chu, Dewei ^a   Masuda, Yoshitake ^a   Ohji, Tatsuki ^a   Kato, Kazumi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION OF AL; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; FACILE SYNTHESIS; GROWTH BEHAVIOR; LOW TEMPERATURES; MORPHOLOGY CONTROL; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; REACTION PARAMETERS; SELF-ASSEMBLED; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO NANOTUBE;

MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC OXIDE;

NANOFLOWERS;

EID: 77649218929     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.03506.x     Document Type: Article

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