Effect of the defect on photoluminescence property of Al-coated ZnO nanostructures

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3492-3500

  Fang, Yanjun ^a   Wang, Yewu ^a   Gu, Lin ^a   Lu, Ren ^a   Sha, Jian ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DEFECTS; NANOWIRES; THERMAL EVAPORATION; ZINC OXIDE;

CONTACT PROPERTIES; ENHANCEMENT RATIOS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; THERMAL EVAPORATION METHOD; UV EMISSIONS; ZNO; ZNO FILMS; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO NANOWIRES;

ALUMINUM COATINGS;

ALUMINUM; METAL NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALUMINUM; LIGHT; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SCATTERING, RADIATION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84874092528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.003492     Document Type: Article

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