Comparison between ZnO nanowires grown by chemical vapor deposition and hydrothermal synthesis

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 623-632

  Podrezova, L V ^a   Porro, S ^b   Cauda, V ^b   Fontana, M ^b   Cicero, G ^c  

^a SATBAYEV UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS (CVD); GROWTH CONDITIONS; NUCLEATION SITES; OPTICAL QUALITIES; SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; ZINC OXIDE NANOWIRES;

FILM GROWTH; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANOWIRES; SILICON WAFERS; SUBSTRATES; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; VAPORS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

EID: 84887170338     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-013-7838-5     Document Type: Article

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