Nanoforests composed of ZnO/C core–shell hexagonal nanosheets: fabrication and growth in a sealed thermolysis reactor and optical properties

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 93-103

  Hossain, Muhammad Mohsin ^a,b   Shima, Hossain ^a   Ku, Bon Cheol ^b   Hahn, Jae Ryang ^a,c  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOSHEETS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SURFACE DEFECTS; THERMOLYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACANCIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

BINDING CHARACTERISTICS; HEXAGONAL NANOSHEETS; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; NEAR-IR REGIONS; OXYGEN VACANCY DEFECTS; STRONG ABSORPTIONS; ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE; ZNO NANOSHEETS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84941600450     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8569-5     Document Type: Article

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