Development of ZnO nanostructured films via sodium chloride solution and investigation of its growth mechanism and optical properties

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1972-1977

  Wee, R Q ^a   Yang, W F ^a   Zhou, T J ^b   Chen, R ^c   Sun, H D ^c   Wang, C F ^d   Lee, Alex Y S ^d   Gong, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d Du Pont Apollo Limited   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLABLE FORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS;

METALLIC FILMS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PITTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 84878709896     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12252     Document Type: Article

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