Enhanced field emission properties of two-dimensional ZnO nanosheets under UV illumination

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 427-430

  Young, Sheng Joue ^a   Liu, Yi Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aqueous solution method; Field emitters; Nanosheet; Room temperature; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIELD EMISSION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOSHEETS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC SULFIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION METHODS; EMISSION PERFORMANCE; ENHANCED FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMITTER; FIELD ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; GLASS SUBSTRATES; NUMBER OF ELECTRONS; WURTZITE STRUCTURE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84916908807     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: 15584542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2014.2372055     Document Type: Article

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