Influence of ZnO nanowire array morphology on field emission characteristics

Nanotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2014, Pages

  Garry, S ^a   McCarthy, E ^a   Mosnier, J P ^a   McGlynn, E ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

emission; field; lithography; nanowire; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTIONS; FIELD; FIELD EMISSION PROPERTY; FIELD-EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; NANOSPHERE LITHOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE; ORDERED NANOWIRE ARRAYS; ZNO;

FIELD EMISSION; LITHOGRAPHY; NEUTRON EMISSION; VAPORS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84896774731     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/13/135604     Document Type: Article

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