Investigation on the enhancement of ultraviolet emission in Ag-ZnO microrods

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 283, Issue , 2013, Pages 571-576

  He, Xin ^a   Qian, Haolong ^a   Zhi, Qisen ^a   Zhang, Mei ^a   Luo, Jianyi ^a   He, Ruihui ^a   Zeng, Qingguang ^a  

^a Wuyi University   (China)

Author keywords

Ag ZnO microrods; Enhancement; Hydrothermal method; UV emission

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EMISSION PROPERTIES; ENHANCEMENT RATIOS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LOCAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION; UV EMISSIONS; ZNO MICRORODS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84883194405     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.06.147     Document Type: Article

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