Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 401-410

  Motaung, David E ^a   Malgas, Gerald F ^a   Arendse, Christopher J ^b   Mavundla, Sipho E ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fullerenes; Hybrid structures; Polymers; Spectroscopic ellipsometry; ZnO nanopencils

Indexed keywords

BLENDED FILMS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDEX; ELECTRON COLLECTORS; ELECTRON DIFFUSION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; FLOWER-SHAPED; HIGH PURITY; HYBRID STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; INTERFACIAL AREAS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; NANOMORPHOLOGIES; PHOTON ENERGY; ZNO; ZNO STRUCTURES; ZNO-NANOPENCILS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; FULLERENES; NANORODS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84864694807     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.04.066     Document Type: Article

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