ZnO nanorod arrays: Field-assisted growth in aqueous solution and field emission properties

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3176-3186

  Yin, Jianbo ^a,b   Zhang, Gengmin ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

field emission; field assisted solution method; ZnO nanorod

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC OXIDE;

DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS; EXTERNAL VOLTAGES; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; FIELD-ASSISTED SOLUTION METHODS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; VOLTAGE MAGNITUDE; ZNO NANOROD; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS;

NANORODS;

EID: 84867994209     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-012-4920-8     Document Type: Article

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