Number density and diameter control of chemical bath deposition of ZnO nanorods on FTO by forced hydrolysis of seed crystals

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1028-1034

  Manthina, Venkata ^a,b   Patel, Tulsi ^a   Agrios, Alexander G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; HYDROLYSIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SUBSTRATES; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; DIAMETER CONTROL; FACILE SYNTHESIS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE (FTO); FORCED HYDROLYSIS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; TWO-STEP PROCEDURE;

NANORODS;

EID: 84897575602     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12819     Document Type: Article

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