Synthesis of ZnO submicron spheres by a two-stage solution method

Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-70

  Zhan, Xinghua ^a   Chen, Fei ^a   Salcic, Zoran ^a   Wong, Chee Cheong ^b   Gao, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Photoluminescence; Photonic crystal structure; Reaction parameters; ZnO spheres

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SPHERES; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

FABRICATION OF PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; REACTION PARAMETERS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TWO-STAGE METHODS; ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION; WATER CONCENTRATIONS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84892446344     PISSN: 21905509     EISSN: 21905517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13204-011-0043-y     Document Type: Article

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