Ti nanoparticles decorated ZnO nanowires heterostructure: Photocurrent and photoluminescence properties

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 332-340

  Dhara, Soumen ^a   Giri, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

heterostructure; photocurrent; photoluminescence; ZnO nanowires

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SIZES; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; METAL LAYER; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); PHOTO DETECTION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; PHOTORESPONSES; PL INTENSITY; PL SPECTRA; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; VISIBLE EMISSIONS; ZNO; ZNO NANOWIRES; ZNO NANOWIRES (NWS); ZNO NWS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; ZINC OXIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOWIRE; TITANIUM NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; NANOARRAY; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRUM; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84873904654     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2012.682284     Document Type: Article

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