Preparation and band gap energies of ZnO nanotubes, nanorods and spherical nanostructures

Powder Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-22

  Rusdi, Roshidah ^a   Rahman, Azilah Abd ^b   Mohamed, Nor Sabirin ^b   Kamarudin, Norashikin ^a   Kamarulzaman, Norlida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Band gap; Microstructure; Nanomaterials; Sol gel; Tauc plot; ZnO nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; BAND GAP ENERGY; BAND GAPS; LATTICE PARAMETERS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOMATERIALS; TAUC PLOT; ZNO; ZNO NANOMATERIALS; ZNO NANOTUBE;

ENERGY GAP; GELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ZINC OXIDE;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOROD; NANOTUBE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; PARTICLE SIZE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79953312622     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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