Synthesis and characterization of flower-like bundles of ZnO nanosheets by a surfactant-free hydrothermal process

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Qiu, Jijun ^a,b   Weng, Binbin ^a   Zhao, Lihua ^a   Chang, Caleb ^a   Shi, Zhisheng ^a   Li, Xiaomin ^c   Kim, Hyung Kook ^b   Hwang, Yoon Hwae ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PREHEATING; SELF ASSEMBLY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE DEFECTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANNEALING ATMOSPHERES; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION; OXYGEN INTERSTITIALS; ROOM TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; SELECTED AREA ELECTRONIC DIFFRACTION; SELF ASSEMBLY PROCESS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84920545878     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/281461     Document Type: Article

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