Heterogeneous nucleation for synthesis of sub-20nm ZnO nanopods and their application to optical humidity sensing

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 812, Issue , 2014, Pages 206-214

  Majithia, R ^a   Ritter, S ^b   Meissner, K E ^a,b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous nucleation; Microwave assisted; Optical gas sensing; ZnO nanostructures

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; OPTICAL GAS SENSING; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

HUMIDITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURES; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84894900172     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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