Growth and characterization of ZnO/ZnTe core/shell nanowire arrays on transparent conducting oxide glass substrates

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-5

  Lin, Yu Wei ^a   Chen, Wei Jen ^a   Lu, Jiun You ^a   Chang, Yuan Huei ^a   Liang, Chi Te ^a   Chen, Yang Fang ^a   Lu, Jing Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glass substrates; Indium tin oxide; ZnO ZnTe core shell nanowire arrays

Indexed keywords

INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ITO GLASS; NANOWIRES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SUBSTRATES; TIN OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

CARRIER SEPARATION; CORE/SHELL NANOWIRE ARRAYS; CORE/SHELL STRUCTURE; GLASS SUBSTRATES; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE GLASS;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84866065457     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-401     Document Type: Article

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