Epitaxial zinc oxide, graphene oxide composite thin-films by laser technique for micro-Raman and enhanced field emission study

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 16065-16070

  Manikandan, E ^a,b   Kavitha, G ^c   Kennedy, J ^d  

^a B S ABDUR RAHMAN CRESCENT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

^c Agurchand Manmull Jain College   (India)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electrical Properties; Nanocomposites; Optical Microscopy; Thin Films; Transition Metal Oxides

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASERS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FIELD EMISSION; GRAPHENE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXIDE FILMS; OXIDE MINERALS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PULSED LASERS; TRANSITION METAL OXIDES; TRANSITION METALS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET; ZINC OXIDE;

CONFOCAL MICRO-RAMAN; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; ENHANCED FIELD EMISSION; FINGERPRINT TECHNIQUES; LASER TECHNIQUE; NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS; OXIDE COMPOSITES; THIRD HARMONIC;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84912527910     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.07.129     Document Type: Article

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