Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanowires by thermal oxidation of zn thin films at various temperatures

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 5021-5029

  Khanlary, Mohammad Reza ^a   Vahedi, Vahid ^a   Reyhani, Ali ^a  

^a IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Nanowires; Thermal oxidation; Zinc oxide; Zn films

Indexed keywords

GLASS; NANOWIRE; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GLASS; HOT TEMPERATURE; LUMINESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOWIRES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84861514999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17055021     Document Type: Article

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