Controllable vertically aligned ZnO nanorods on flexible polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrate using chemical bath deposition synthesis

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 579-584

  Shabannia, R ^a   Abu Hassan, H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLINITY PROPERTIES; ELASTIC ELECTRONICS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH QUALITY CRYSTALS; POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE; PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

DEPOSITION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; NANORODS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLYETHYLENES; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84893793403     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-013-7619-1     Document Type: Article

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