A facile method for fabricating Au-nanoparticles-decorated ZnO nanorods with greatly enhanced near-band-edge emission

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 2673-2679

  Su, Li ^a   Qin, Ni ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au nanoparticles; Enhanced near band edge emission; Photochemical deposition method; ZnO nanorods

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FABRICATION; FUSED SILICA; GOLD DEPOSITS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LASER RADIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; PLASMONS; PROCESSING; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

AU NANOPARTICLE; HIGH PROCESSING TEMPERATURES; LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; LOW-TEMPERATURE FABRICATION; NEAR BAND EDGE EMISSIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; ZNO NANOROD;

GOLD;

EID: 84919430216     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.10.081     Document Type: Article

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