Urea-based synthesis of zinc oxide nanostructures at low temperature

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Marinho, J Z ^a   Romeiro, F C ^a   Lemos, S C S ^a   Motta, F V ^b   Riccardi, C S ^c   Li, M S ^d   Longo, E ^c   Lima, R C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD-BAND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; GREEN REGIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROWAVE HYDROTHERMAL; NUCLEATION PROCESS; OXIDE FORMATION; OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; PRODUCT FORMATION; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SYNTHESIS METHOD; WATER BATHS; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; METABOLISM; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

UREA;

EID: 84862274013     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/427172     Document Type: Article

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