Growth of ZnO nanowires using Au/Pd nanoparticles as catalyst

Journal of Nano Research

Volumn 14, Issue , 2011, Pages 145-154

  Solís Pomar, Francisco ^a   Martínez Guerra, Eduardo ^b   Meléndrez Castro, Manuel ^c   Pérez Tijerina, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Au Pd nanoparticles; Coalescence; Vapor liquid solid growth; ZnO nanowires

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COALESCENCE; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GOLD DEPOSITS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INERT GASES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS (CVD); EFFECT OF CATALYST; INERT GAS CONDENSATION TECHNIQUE; PRECURSOR MATERIALS; VAPOR LIQUID SOLIDS; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID GROWTH; ZINC OXIDE NANOWIRES; ZNO NANOWIRES;

NANOCATALYSTS;

EID: 79959337736     PISSN: 16625250     EISSN: 16619897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.14.145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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