XPS and optical studies of different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures prepared by microwave methods

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2283-2292

  Al Gaashani, R ^a,b   Radiman, S ^a   Daud, A R ^a   Tabet, N ^c   Al Douri, Y ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b THAMAR UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^c KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

A. Microwave processing; B. Grain size; C. Optical properties; D. ZnO

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION METHODS; BAND GAP ENERGY; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; FIELD EFFECTS; GRAIN SIZE; GROWTH MECHANISMS; MICROWAVE METHODS; MICROWAVE PROCESSING; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; OPTICAL STUDY; TEXTURE COEFFICIENT; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO; ZNO NANOROD; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

MORPHOLOGY; NANOFLOWERS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 84872927295     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.08.075     Document Type: Article

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