Grown and Characterization of ZnO Aligned Nanorod Arrays for Sensor Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Redkin, A.N.; Yakimov, E.E.; Evstafieva, M.V.; Yakimov, E.B. Grown and Characterization of ZnO Aligned Nanorod Arrays for Sensor Applications. Energies 2021, 14, 3750. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14133750
Redkin AN, Yakimov EE, Evstafieva MV, Yakimov EB. Grown and Characterization of ZnO Aligned Nanorod Arrays for Sensor Applications. Energies. 2021; 14(13):3750. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14133750
Chicago/Turabian StyleRedkin, Arkady N., Eugene E. Yakimov, Maria V. Evstafieva, and Eugene B. Yakimov. 2021. "Grown and Characterization of ZnO Aligned Nanorod Arrays for Sensor Applications" Energies 14, no. 13: 3750. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14133750