ZnO Nanoparticle/Graphene Hybrid Photodetectors via Laser Fragmentation in Liquid
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Pulsed Laser Fragmentation in Liquid (PLFL)
3.2. ZnO Nanoparticle/Graphene Phototransistors
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Charipar, K.; Kim, H.; Piqué, A.; Charipar, N. ZnO Nanoparticle/Graphene Hybrid Photodetectors via Laser Fragmentation in Liquid. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1648. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091648
Charipar K, Kim H, Piqué A, Charipar N. ZnO Nanoparticle/Graphene Hybrid Photodetectors via Laser Fragmentation in Liquid. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(9):1648. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091648
Chicago/Turabian StyleCharipar, Kristin, Heungsoo Kim, Alberto Piqué, and Nicholas Charipar. 2020. "ZnO Nanoparticle/Graphene Hybrid Photodetectors via Laser Fragmentation in Liquid" Nanomaterials 10, no. 9: 1648. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091648