Morphology controlled synthesis of ZnO nanostructures on different substrates

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 341-345

  Xiang, Fang ^a   Jianning, Ding ^a,b   Ningyi, Yuan ^a,b   Kuntang, Li ^a   Xiuqin, Wang ^a,b   Shuyong, Wang ^a  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Solar Cell Materials and Technolgy   (China)

Author keywords

Morphology; Nanorods; Nanosheets; Nanowalls; Substrates; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; NANOSHEETS; SUBSTRATES;

CHEMICAL SOLUTION ROUTE; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGY-CONTROLLED; NANOWALLS; PHOTOELECTRIC PROPERTY; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM TRIOXIDE; GRAPHENE; NANOFILM; NANOMATERIAL; NANOROD; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILM; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSHEET; NANOWALL; PHOTOELECTRICITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; THICKNESS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84896052655     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: 18756786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1573413711309030008     Document Type: Article

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