ZnO spheres and nanorods formation: Their dependence on agitation in solution synthesis

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1689-1696

  Zhou, Zhengzhi ^a   Ding, Yong ^a   Zu, Xihong ^a   Deng, Yulin ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloids; Nanorod; Nanosphere; Solution synthesis; ZnO

Indexed keywords

HOLLOW SPHERE; ORIENTED ATTACHMENT; POLYCRYSTALLINE; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SEM; SHEAR FORCE; SOLUTION SYNTHESIS; SPHERICAL MORPHOLOGIES; TEM; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

CALCINATION; DIFFRACTION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHERES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

NANORODS;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD; NANOSPHERE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOLUTION SYNTHESIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79956099358     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-9922-5     Document Type: Article

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