Erratum to: Effect of annealing on the properties of zinc oxide nanofiber thin films grown by spray pyrolysis technique (Applied Nanoscience, (2014), 4, 2, (209-216), 10.1007/s13204-012-0190-9);Effect of annealing on the properties of zinc oxide nanofiber thin films grown by spray pyrolysis technique

Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-216

  Sadananda Kumar, N ^a   Bangera, Kasturi V ^a   Shivakumar, G K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

Author keywords

Annealing time; Nanofibers; Optical properties; Spray pyrolysis; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOFIBERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

ANNEALING TIME; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; TIME-OF-FLIGHT SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84899879125     PISSN: 21905509     EISSN: 21905517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13204-013-0227-8     Document Type: Erratum

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