Synthesis and field emission properties of different ZnO nanostructure arrays

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fang, Yaoguo ^a,b   Wong, Kin Mun ^a,b   Lei, Yong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Field emission properties; Nanowires; Structure directing chemicals; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETCHING; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOWIRES; NEEDLES;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHODS; DIFFERENT SHAPES; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; FIELD ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SINGLE-PHASE STRUCTURE; THRESHOLD FIELDS; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84859413894     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-197     Document Type: Article

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