Photoluminescent zinc oxide polymer nanocomposites fabricated using picosecond laser ablation in an organic solvent

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 7231-7237

  Wagener, Philipp ^a   Faramarzi, Shamsolzaman ^b   Schwenke, Andreas ^a   Rosenfeld, Rupert ^a   Barcikowski, Stephan ^a  

^a LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Laser fluence; Nanohybrids; Photoluminescence emission; Polymer nanocomposite; Production rate; Zinc oxide nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LASER ABLATION; LASER EXCITATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC LASERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PICOSECOND LASERS; POLYURETHANES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

LASER FLUENCES; NANOHYBRIDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; PRODUCTION RATES;

ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 79955634780     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.03.097     Document Type: Article

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