High degree of polarization of the near-bandedge photoluminescence in ZnO nanowires

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  Jacopin, Gwenole ^a   Rigutti, Lorenzo ^a   de Luna Bugallo, Andres ^a   Julien, François Henry ^a   Baratto, Camilla ^b   Comini, Elisabetta ^b   Ferroni, Matteo ^b   Tchernycheva, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nanowire; Photoluminescence; Polarization; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF POLARIZATION; EXCITONIC TRANSITION; NEAR BAND EDGE; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; POLARIZATION RATIOS; POLARIZED PERPENDICULAR; SELECTION RULES; STRAIN-FREE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VAPOR PHASE; ZNO; ZNO NANOWIRES;

NANOWIRES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; ZINC OXIDE;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84856055022     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-501     Document Type: Article

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