Physical properties of ZnO: Al nanorods for piezoelectric nanogenerator application

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 505-511

  Fang, Te Hua ^a   Kang, Shao Hui ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nanogenerator; Nanomechanical property; Nanorods; Piezoelectric sensor; Zno:al

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); NANORODS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL FILMS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLUTIONS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM-DOPED ZINC OXIDE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION GROWTHS; NANOGENERATOR; NANOMECHANICAL PROPERTY; PIEZOELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS; PIEZOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR; PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS; ZNO:AL;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; HYDROXIDE; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NANOROD; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; LUMINESCENCE; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 77958508113     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341310797574961     Document Type: Article

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