The Role of Nitrogen Dopants in ZnO Nanoparticle-Based Light Emitting Diodes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shafiqul, I.M.; Deep, R.; Lin, J.; Yoshida, T.; Fujita, Y. The Role of Nitrogen Dopants in ZnO Nanoparticle-Based Light Emitting Diodes. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12030358
Shafiqul IM, Deep R, Lin J, Yoshida T, Fujita Y. The Role of Nitrogen Dopants in ZnO Nanoparticle-Based Light Emitting Diodes. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(3):358. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12030358
Chicago/Turabian StyleShafiqul, Islam Mohammad, Raj Deep, Jie Lin, Toshiyuki Yoshida, and Yasuhisa Fujita. 2022. "The Role of Nitrogen Dopants in ZnO Nanoparticle-Based Light Emitting Diodes" Nanomaterials 12, no. 3: 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12030358
APA StyleShafiqul, I. M., Deep, R., Lin, J., Yoshida, T., & Fujita, Y. (2022). The Role of Nitrogen Dopants in ZnO Nanoparticle-Based Light Emitting Diodes. Nanomaterials, 12(3), 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12030358