Synthesis and electrical property of metal/ZNO coaxial nanocables

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Li, Zhi ^a   Wang, Guanzhong ^a   Yang, Qianhui ^a   Shao, Zhibin ^a   Wang, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Ag; Coaxial nanocables; Cu; Schottky contact; Vapor liquid solid process; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; COPPER; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SILVER; SILVER COMPOUNDS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

BIOLOGICAL DETECTION; COAXIAL NANOCABLES; CONTROLLED SIZE; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NANOTHERMOMETER; SCHOTTKY CONTACTS; SOURCE MATERIAL; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID PROCESS;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84863994279     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-316     Document Type: Article

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