Tailoring the sensing properties of microwave-assisted grown ZnO nanorods: Effect of irradiation time on luminescence and magnetic behaviour

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 657, Issue , 2016, Pages 917-926

  Shingange, K ^a,b   Mhlongo, G H ^a   Motaung, D E ^a   Ntwaeaborwa, O M ^b  

^a Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Defects; Ferromagnetic; Gas sensing; Nanostructures; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GAS DETECTORS; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCES (EPR); FERROMAGNETIC; FERROMAGNETIC SIGNALS; GAS SENSING; MAGNETIC BEHAVIOUR; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

SURFACE DEFECTS;

EID: 84946811139     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.10.069     Document Type: Article

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