Characterization of structural and electrical properties of ZnO tetrapods

International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 686-690

  Gu, Yu Dong ^a,b   Mai, Wen Jie ^b,c   Jiang, Peng ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

electrical property; nanostructures; piezoelectric materials; semiconductors; tetrapods; zine oxide

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION METHODS; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; EXTERNAL FORCE; FORCE SENSOR; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; HORIZONTAL TUBE FURNACES; IN-SITU; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; TETRAPODS; THREE-BRANCH; VAPOR-SOLID; ZINC BLENDE; ZNO;

NANOSTRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 83455164198     PISSN: 16744799     EISSN: 1869103X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12613-011-0497-7     Document Type: Article

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