Synthesis and thermoluminescence of boron-doped germanium nanowires

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-327

  Zahedifar, M ^a   Hosseinmardi, F ^a   Eshraghi, L ^a   Ganjipour, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Boron impurity; CVD; Germanium nanowires; Thermoluminescence

Indexed keywords

ARGON GAS; AU NANOPARTICLE; BORON-DOPED; CVD; DOSE LEVELS; GERMANIUM NANOWIRES; GLOW CURVE; GLOW CURVE DECONVOLUTION; LINEAR RESPONSE; NUCLEATING CENTERS; OVERLAPPED PEAKS;

ARGON; BORON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; GERMANIUM; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

ARGON; BORON; GERMANIUM; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOWIRE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; GAS FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; VAPOR;

EID: 78650825912     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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