Pulsed electrodeposition of CuSCN for superfilling of ZnO nanowire array electrodes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-70

  Gertman, Ronen ^a   Berger, Yaron ^a   Visoly Fisher, Iris ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

CuSCN; Pulsed electrodeposition; Solid hole conductor; Superfilling; ZnO nanowires

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893934175     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.01.090     Document Type: Article

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