Synthesis of Ga-Doped ZnO Nanorods by Hydrothermal Method and Their Application to Ultraviolet Photodetector
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
EDS | |||
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Element | O k | Zn L | Ga L |
Ga-doped ZnO | 56.33% | 40.11% | 3.57% |
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Young, S.-J.; Chiou, C.-L.; Liu, Y.-H.; Ji, L.-W. Synthesis of Ga-Doped ZnO Nanorods by Hydrothermal Method and Their Application to Ultraviolet Photodetector. Inventions 2016, 1, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions1010003
Young S-J, Chiou C-L, Liu Y-H, Ji L-W. Synthesis of Ga-Doped ZnO Nanorods by Hydrothermal Method and Their Application to Ultraviolet Photodetector. Inventions. 2016; 1(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions1010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleYoung, Sheng-Joue, Chia-Lin Chiou, Yi-Hsing Liu, and Liang-Wen Ji. 2016. "Synthesis of Ga-Doped ZnO Nanorods by Hydrothermal Method and Their Application to Ultraviolet Photodetector" Inventions 1, no. 1: 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions1010003