Mechanism of Generation of ZnO Microstructures by Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Approach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Discussion of ZnO Microstructure Morphology
3.2. Mechanism of ZnO Microstructure Generation
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Files
Supplementary File 1References
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Majithia, R.; Speich, J.; Meissner, K.E. Mechanism of Generation of ZnO Microstructures by Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Approach. Materials 2013, 6, 2497-2507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062497
Majithia R, Speich J, Meissner KE. Mechanism of Generation of ZnO Microstructures by Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Approach. Materials. 2013; 6(6):2497-2507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062497
Chicago/Turabian StyleMajithia, Ravish, Jeffrey Speich, and Kenith E. Meissner. 2013. "Mechanism of Generation of ZnO Microstructures by Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Approach" Materials 6, no. 6: 2497-2507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062497