Effect of pH values on the morphology of zinc oxide nanostructures and their photoluminescence spectra

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 699-703

  Wu, Wan Yu ^a   Kung, Wen Yen ^b   Ting, Jyh Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE SALTS; EFFECT OF PH; FLOWER-LIKE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; MORPHOLOGY CONTROL; MORPHOLOGY-CONTROLLED; OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; SOLUTION PH; URCHIN-LIKE; VIOLET EMISSION; ZINC CARBONATE HYDROXIDE; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

HYDRATES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; NANORODS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 79952603911     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04146.x     Document Type: Article

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