Stress control in ZnO nanoparticle-based discs via high-oxygen thermal annealing at various temperatures

Journal of Physical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Sendi, Rabab Khalid ^a   Mahmud, Shahrom ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Annealing process; Crystal growth; Nanoparticles; Particle size; Raman spectroscopy; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING PROCESS; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; ANNEALING TREATMENTS; GRAIN CRYSTALLINITY; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; UNI-AXIAL PRESSING; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; LATTICE CONSTANTS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SINTERING; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; SURFACE REACTIONS; ZINC OXIDE;

ANNEALING;

EID: 84882662257     PISSN: 16753402     EISSN: 21804230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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