Investigation of the effects of atomic oxygen exposure on the electrical and field emission properties of ZnO nanowires

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 270, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-89

  Zhao, C X ^a   Huang, K ^a   Deng, S Z ^a   Xu, N S ^a   Chen, Jun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Field emission; Thermal oxidation; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIELD EMISSION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOWIRES; OZONE; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; THERMOOXIDATION; WORK FUNCTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

ATOMIC OXYGEN EXPOSURE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; OXYGEN VACANCY CONCENTRATION; OZONE EXPOSURES; SINGLE NANOWIRES; SURFACE WORK FUNCTIONS; THERMAL OXIDATION;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 84875223337     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.12.100     Document Type: Article

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