Growth process, crystal size and alignment of ZnO nanorods synthesized under neutral and acid conditions

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 629, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-91

  Liu, Yangsi ^a   Gao, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alignment; Crystal growth; Crystal size; Nucleation; pH; ZnO nanorods

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NANORODS; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTAL SIZE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ONE DIMENSIONAL (1D) NANOSTRUCTURES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; ZNO NANOROD;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84921648712     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.12.139     Document Type: Article

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