Role of Au in the growth and nanoscale optical properties of ZnO nanowires

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 586-591

  Brewster, Megan M ^a   Zhou, Xiang ^a   Lim, Sung Keun ^a   Gradečak, Silvija ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; EXCITED ELECTRONS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NANO SCALE; NANOWIRE GROWTH; REDUCTION OF OXYGEN; SINGLE NANOWIRES; TWO-REGIME; ZNO; ZNO NANOWIRES;

NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN; ZINC OXIDE;

GOLD;

EID: 79952784577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200129x     Document Type: Article

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