Anomalous luminescence phenomena of indium-doped zno nanostructures grown on Si substrates by the hydrothermal method

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wang, Jen Cheng ^a   Cheng, Fang Ching ^a   Liang, Yu Ting ^a   Chen, Hung Ing ^a   Tsai, Chung Yuan ^a   Fang, Chia Hui ^a   Nee, Tzer En ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal method; Nanostructure; Zno

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BINDING ENERGY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

EXCITON-BINDING ENERGY; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; INTRINSIC SEMICONDUCTORS; MEASUREMENT TEMPERATURES; OPTICAL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT PHOTOLUMINESCENCES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84864021950     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-270     Document Type: Article

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