Synthesis of GaN microspheres and their properties

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 176, Issue , 2013, Pages 789-795

  Bao, Keyan ^a   Bao, Xiaoyu ^a   Sun, Hongxian ^a   Yang, Linju ^a   Huang, Shenzhen ^a   Yuan, Wenjie ^a  

^a NANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonolysis; Calcinations; Ga2O3 microspheres; GaN microspheres

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; GALLIUM NITRIDE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ZINC SULFIDE;

AMMONOLYSIS; BINARY SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; GALLIUM CHLORIDE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SOLVOTHERMAL; STRUCTURAL MOTIFS; WURTZITE GAN;

MICROSPHERES;

EID: 84875441875     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.09.059     Document Type: Article

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