Er-doped ZnO nanorod arrays with enhanced IR emission by using au Island films

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 282-287

  Lo, Jian Wei ^a   Lin, Chin An ^a   He, Jr Hau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Er; Ir emission; Nanorod; Nanowire; Surface plasmon; Zno

Indexed keywords

AU ISLANDS; CHEMICAL METHOD; DEEP LEVEL EMISSION; ER; ER-DOPED; HETEROSTRUCTURES; IR EMISSION; LOCAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; NANOROD ARRAYS; OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; SURFACE PLASMON; ZNO;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FILMS; GOLD; IRIDIUM; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PLASMONS; ZINC OXIDE;

ERBIUM;

ERBIUM; GOLD; NANOFILM; NANOROD; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; INFRARED RADIATION; NANOARRAY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79951707880     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341311794653659     Document Type: Article

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