Effect of the seed layer thickness on the stability of ZnO nanorod arrays

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 558, Issue , 2014, Pages 149-159

  Ikizler, Berrin ^a   Peker, Sümer M ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nanorod arrays; Photocatalytic activity; Seed layer thickness; Sol gel; Stability; Thin films; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGHER ORDER STATISTICS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

DEGRADATION ACTIVITY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; NANO-ROD ARRAYS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; SEED LAYER THICKNESS; SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS;

NANORODS;

EID: 84898796699     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.03.019     Document Type: Article

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