Erratum: Enhanced photoluminescence and raman properties of Al-doped ZnO nanostructures prepared using thermal chemical vapor deposition of methanol assisted with heated brass (PLoS ONE (2015) 10:3 (e0121756) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121756);Enhanced photoluminescence and Raman properties of Al-doped ZnO nanostructures prepared using thermal chemical vapor deposition of methanol assisted with heated brass

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Thandavan, Tamil Many K ^a   Gani, Siti Meriam Abdul ^a   Wong, Chiow San ^a   Nor, Roslan Md ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; NANOWIRE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; BRASS; COPPER; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EVAPORATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; GAS LASER; LUMINESCENCE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COPPER; LASERS, GAS; LUMINESCENCE; METHANOL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84924387900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126189     Document Type: Erratum

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