Correlative infrared-electron nanoscopy reveals the local structure-conductivity relationship in zinc oxide nanowires

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Stiegler, J M ^a   Tena Zaera, R ^b   Idigoras, O ^a   Chuvilin, A ^a,c   Hillenbrand, R ^a,c  

^a CIC NANOGUNE   (Spain)

^b Energy Department   (Spain)

^c BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; NANOWIRE; ZINC OXIDE;

CORRELATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFECT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; MAPPING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONDUCTANCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED ELECTRON NANOSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84869476907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2118     Document Type: Article

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