Effect of different seed solutions on the morphology and electrooptical properties of ZnO Nanorods

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kashif, M ^a   Hashim, U ^a   Ali, M E ^b   Usman Ali, Syed M ^c   Rusop, M ^d   Ibupoto, Z H ^e   Willander, Magnus ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-METHOXYETHANOL; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; FORWARD BIAS; HYDROTHERMAL GROWTH; MONOETHANOLAMINE; RAMAN STUDIES; SEED LAYER; SEED SOLUTION; SILICON SUBSTRATES; ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE; ZNO NANOROD;

METHANOL; MORPHOLOGY; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 84867626646     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/452407     Document Type: Article

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