@inproceedings {salazar-spp-2015,
	title = {Structural and optical properties of ZnO microrods as fast and efficient UV scintillator materials},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the 33rd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress},
	year = {2015},
	month = {3{\textendash}6 Jun 2015},
	pages = {SPP-2015-5B-07},
	address = {University of Northern Philippines, Vigan City},
	abstract = {<div>Aqueous chemical grown zinc oxide (ZnO) microrods are found to be crystalline, uniform and well-faceted in terms of structure and morphology. From photoluminescence spectroscopy, these microrods interestingly exhibit ultraviolet (UV) near-band-edge emission at 392 nm (3.16 eV) without any visible or defect-related emission. The UV emission also intensifies with increasing excitation energy. Spectral narrowing is not observed indicating the non-existence of lasing nor stimulated emission from these structures. Having fast luminescence lifetimes less than 100 ps, these ZnO microrods then hold a promise as potential candidates for fast and effcient scintillator materials.</div>},
	author = {Hernanie T Salazar Jr and Alexandra B. Santos-Putungan and Arnel A Salvador and Roland V Sarmago and Melvin John F Empizo and Kohei Yamanoi and Ren Arita and Toshihiko Shimizu and Nobuhiko Sarukura}
}