Structural and Morphology of ZnO Nanorods Synthesized Using ZnO Seeded Growth Hydrothermal Method and Its Properties as UV Sensing

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Ridhuan, Nur Syafinaz ^a   Abdul Razak, Khairunisak ^a,b   Lockman, Zainovia ^a   Abdul Aziz, Azlan ^b,c  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOROD; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SILICON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC NITRATE; ZINC OXIDE NANOROD;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HYDROTHERMAL METHOD; NANOFABRICATION; NANOSENSOR; OPTICS; PH; REACTION TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NANOTUBES; NITRATES; SOLUTIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84870033116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050405     Document Type: Article

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