ZnO nanorod surface modification with PDDA/PSS Bi-layer assembly for performance improvement of ZnO piezoelectric energy harvesting devices

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 544-549

  Jalali, Nimra ^a   Briscoe, Joe ^a   Tan, Yan Zhi ^b   Woolliams, Peter ^c   Stewart, Mark ^c   Weaver, Paul M ^c   Cain, Markys G ^c   Dunn, Steve ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Nan Yang Institute of Education   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Nanogerator; Piezoelectric; p n junction; Surface passivation; ZnO nanorods

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENERGY HARVESTING; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; PASSIVATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYELECTROLYTES; SURFACE DEFECTS; ZINC OXIDE;

ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE; NANOGERATOR; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING; POLYDIALLYLDIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; POLYELECTROLYTE ASSEMBLY; SURFACE PASSIVATION; ZNO NANOROD;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84925538423     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: 15734846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-014-3512-4     Document Type: Article

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