Low-temperature synthesis and growth mechanism of ZnO nanorods on crystalline Si substrate

Journal of Nano Research

Volumn 14, Issue , 2011, Pages 69-82

  Pérez Hernández, Raúl ^a   Jesus Velazquez Salazar J ^b   Jose Yacaman, Miguel ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Electron radiation; Growth model; Hydrothermal method; ZnO nanorods

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE SI; ELECTRON RADIATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH MECHANISMS; GROWTH MODEL; GROWTH PATTERNS; HYDROTHERMAL METHOD; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; POLAR AXIS; SECONDARY ELECTRONS; SEM IMAGE; SI (100) SUBSTRATE; SI(1 0 0); SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; SPIRAL GROWTH; WURTZITE STRUCTURE; XRD STUDIES; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD; ZNO NANOWIRES; ZNO-NANORODS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREW DISLOCATIONS; SCREWS; SILICON; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 79959350076     PISSN: 16625250     EISSN: 16619897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.14.69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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