Microfluidic spatial growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanostructures by soft lithography for antireflective patterning

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Mehare, Rupali S ^a   Devarapalli, Rami Reddy ^a   Yenchalwar, Sandeep G ^a   Shelke, Manjusha V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Antireflective structures; Microfluidics; Micropatterning; Soft lithography; ZnO nanostructures

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTIVE STRUCTURE; CONDUCTING SUBSTRATES; HIERARCHICAL ASSEMBLIES; MICRO PATTERNING; PATTERNED ASSEMBLY; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY; SPATIAL ORGANIZATION; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROFLUIDICS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84881130523     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1119-z     Document Type: Article

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