ZnO nanoswords and nanopills: Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization and optical properties

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 1 PART A, 2014, Pages 943-950

  Moulahi, A ^a   Sediri, F ^a,b  

^a Institut Preparatoire Aux Etudes d'Ingenieurs de Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

C. Optical properties; D. ZnO; Hydrothermal synthesis; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PELLETIZING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; HYDROTHERMALLY SYNTHESIZED; INORGANIC PRECURSOR; NANO-STRUCTURED; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS; UV-VISIBLE ABSORPTION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84887621830     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.06.090     Document Type: Article

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