Growth of highly c-axis oriented Mg:ZnO nanorods on Al2O 3 substrate towards high-performance H2 sensing

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 7165-7172

  Vijayalakshmi, K ^a   Karthick, K ^a  

^a BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Mg:ZnO nanorods; SEM; Substrate temperature; XRD

Indexed keywords

FILM PREPARATION; METALLIC FILMS; NANORODS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSORS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC SULFIDE;

CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; RADIO FREQUENCY SPUTTERING; ROOM TEMPERATURE GAS SENSOR; SENSING PERFORMANCE; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; XRD;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84897992981     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.02.123     Document Type: Article

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