Well-integrated ZnO nanorod arrays on conductive textiles by electrochemical synthesis and their physical properties

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Ko, Yeong Hwan ^a   Kim, Myung Sub ^a   Park, Wook ^a   Yu, Jae Su ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conductive textile; Electrochemical deposition; ZnO nanorod arrays

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; NANORODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REDUCTION; TEXTILES; ZINC OXIDE;

CONDUCTIVE TEXTILES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; ZINC OXIDE NANOROD ARRAYS; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84875179396     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-28     Document Type: Article

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