Two efficient approaches for improving field emission properties of ZnO NRs

Subject Areas : Majlesi Journal of Telecommunication Devices

Marziyeh Advand ¹ , Bahram Azizollah Ganji ² , Mohammad Reza Kolahdouz ³

1 - Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
2 - Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
3 - University of Tehran

Received: 2017-01-12 Accepted : 2017-01-25 Published : 2017-03-01

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