Biodegradability study and pH influence on growth and orientation of ZnO nanorods via aqueous solution process

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6765-6771

  Kumar, P Suresh ^a,b   Paik, P ^c,d   Raj, A Dhayal ^a   Mangalaraj, D ^a   Nataraj, D ^a   Gedanken, A ^c   Ramakrishna, S ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Chemical bath deposition; pH; Photoluminescence; SILAR method; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANORODS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PH; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLUTIONS; ZINC SULFIDE;

BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE ORIENTATIONS; DISSOLVING BEHAVIOR; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PLANE ORIENTATION; SILAR METHOD; WURTZITE STRUCTURE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84861094442     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.03.051     Document Type: Article

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