Zinc oxide nanopolypods synthesized by thermal evaporation of carbon nanotubes and zinc oxide mixed powder

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-53

  Wisitsoraat, A ^a   Pimtara, I ^a   Phokharatkul, D ^a   Jaruwongrangsee, K ^a   Tuantranont, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Nanostructure; Thermal evaporation; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AG CATALYSTS; ARGON FLOW; CARBON CONTENT; CARBON DOPING; CRYSTAL FACETS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETRY; GRAPHITE EVAPORATION; HORIZONTAL TUBE FURNACES; LUMINESCENT BAND; MIXED POWDER; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; MULTI-WALL CNT; MULTIPODS; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SOURCE TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; VAPOR SOLID MECHANISM; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO POWDER; ZNO STRUCTURES;

ARGON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NANOBELTS; NANORODS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

THERMAL EVAPORATION;

ARGON; CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANORIBBON; SILICON; SILVER; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EVAPORATION; NANOCHEMISTRY; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TETRAPODA;

EID: 77950392806     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341310790226315     Document Type: Article

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