Fabrication of an ultraviolet photoconductive sensor using novel nanostructured, nanohole-enhanced, aligned aluminium-doped zinc oxide nanorod arrays at low immersion times

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 609-622

  Mamat, M H ^a   Malek, M F ^a   Hafizah, N N ^a   Khusaimi, Z ^a   Musa, M Z ^a   Rusop, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nanorods; Semiconductors; Sol gel preparation; UV sensor; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894411496     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2014.01.082     Document Type: Article

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