Electromechanical and Photoluminescence Properties of Al-doped ZnO Nanorods Applied in Piezoelectric Nanogenerators

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 174-187

  Chang, Wen Yang ^a   Fang, Te Hua ^b   Tsai, Ju Hsuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Al dopant; Electromechanical; Nanogenerator; Photoluminescence; V zigzag; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; GROWTH TEMPERATURE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; ITO GLASS; LIQUEFIED GASES; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SUBSTRATES; SUPERFLUID HELIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

AL DOPANTS; ELECTROMECHANICAL; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; LIQUID HELIUM TEMPERATURE; NANOGENERATOR; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PIEZOELECTRIC NANOGENERATOR;

NANOGENERATORS;

EID: 84920602812     PISSN: 00222291     EISSN: 15737357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-014-1249-7     Document Type: Article

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