Effect of catalyst layer on morphology and optical properties of zinc-oxide nanostructures fabricated by carbothermal evaporation method

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 650-655

  Orvatinia, M ^a   Imani, R ^b  

^a Faculty of Applied Science of Post and Communications   (Iran)

^b ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU PARTICLES; BAND GAP ENERGY; CARBOTHERMAL EVAPORATION; CATALYST LAYERS; CHARACTERISATION; EFFECT OF CATALYST; ELECTRO-OPTICAL; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; GEOMETRICAL SHAPES; MICRO-TUBES; OPTICAL BEHAVIOUR; ZNO;

CATALYSTS; ENERGY GAP; EVAPORATION; GELS; GOLD; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOWIRES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON WAFERS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; GOLD; NANOMATERIAL; NANOWIRE; SILICA GEL; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CARBOTHERMAL EVAPORATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EVAPORATION; GEOMETRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NANOFABRICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 80052769020     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2011.0247     Document Type: Article

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