Controllable synthesis of ZnO nanostructures on the Si substrate by a hydrothermal route

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Dong, Jing Jing ^a   Zhen, Chun Yang ^a   Hao, Hui Ying ^a   Xing, Jie ^a   Zhang, Zi Li ^a   Zheng, Zhi Yuan ^a   Zhang, Xing Wang ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal; Nanostructure; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILICON; ZINC OXIDE;

CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION; NANOSCALE APPLICATIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84887289093     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-378     Document Type: Article

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