Influence of electrodeposition parameters on the structure and morphology of ZnO nanowire arrays and networks synthesized in etched ion-track membranes

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Movsesyan, Liana ^a,b   Schubert, Ina ^a   Yeranyan, Lilit ^a,c   Trautmann, Christina ^a,b   Toimil Molares, Maria Eugenia ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

Author keywords

electrodeposition; etched ion track membrane; hierarchical structure; nanowire network; nanowires; template method; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DEPOSITION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; IONS; MECHANICAL STABILITY; REDUCTION; WIRE; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ETCHED ION TRACKS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; NANOWIRE NETWORKS; TEMPLATE METHODS; ZNO;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84948472840     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/31/1/014006     Document Type: Article

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