Spray pyrolized pre-coating layers for controlled growth of zinc oxide nanorods by hydrothermal process

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Asia

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-96

  Mahmood, Mohammad A ^a   Dutta, Joydeep ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alignment; Array; Attachment; Controlled; Density; Film; Growth; Hydrothermal; Nanocrystallites; Nanorods; Orientation; Polycrystalline; Seeding; Spray pyrolysis; Zno

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; CLOUD SEEDING; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FILMS; GLASS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALLITES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC COATINGS;

ARRAY; ATTACHMENT; CONTROLLED; HYDROTHERMAL; POLYCRYSTALLINE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 83455186079     PISSN: 22106812     EISSN: 22106820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2210681211101020092     Document Type: Article

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