Effect of Zn(NO 3 ) 2 concentration in hydrothermal-electrochemical deposition on morphology and photoelectrochemical properties of ZnO nanorods

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 368, Issue , 2016, Pages 456-463

  Yilmaz, Ceren ^a   Unal, Ugur ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal electrochemical deposition; Photoelectrochemical properties; ZnO nanorod array

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; ITO GLASS; METALLIC FILMS; NANORODS; REDUCTION; ZINC OXIDE;

DEPOSITION SOLUTION; LOWER TEMPERATURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOINDUCED CURRENTS; PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION; SINGLE-STEP SYNTHESIS; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION;

EID: 84962208866     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.01.253     Document Type: Article

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