scholarly journals Photoelectrochemical and Optical Properties of ZnO Nanorods Grown on ITO/polyethersulphone Polymer Substrates Using Aqueous Solution Method: The Effect of Precursor Concentration

Author(s):  
Yuqin Jing ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 770 ◽  
pp. 120-123
Author(s):  
P. Limnonthakul ◽  
C. Chananonnawathorn ◽  
K. Aiempanakit ◽  
J. Kaewkhao ◽  
P. Eiamchai ◽  
...  

The ZnO nanorods were fabricated on top of the seeded gold layer by the aqueous solution method with the solution of zinc nitrate and hexamethylenetetramine (HTMA) at 90°C for 24 hours. The variety of the ZnO nanorods were prepared and investigated based on the precursor concentrations, in a range of 1 to 40 mM. The physical morphologies and crystal structures were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD), respectively. The results showed that, with the small precursor concentrations, the lateral growth of the nanorods was highly significant when compared to their axial growth. The precursor concentration of 20 mM was best optimized for the preparation of the ZnO nanorod arrays with the hexagonal structures at the highest rod diameter and length. At the higher concentrations, although the nanorod size remained nearly constant, the length was however rapidly decreased. Further analyses also proved that, with the increased precursor concentrations, the number density of the ZnO nanorods was progressively increased along with the more complete hexagonal wurtzite structures.


2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 3430-3433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju-Hyuck Lee ◽  
Keun Young Lee ◽  
Brijesh Kumar ◽  
Sang-Woo Kim

2005 ◽  
Vol 87 (10) ◽  
pp. 101908 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Q. Le ◽  
S. J. Chua ◽  
Y. W. Koh ◽  
K. P. Loh ◽  
Z. Chen ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 11193-11198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalal Rouhi ◽  
Mahmoud Alimanesh ◽  
Ramazanali Dalvand ◽  
C.H. Raymond Ooi ◽  
Shahrom Mahmud ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1415-1420
Author(s):  
Manh-Hung Chu ◽  
Joon-Hyung Lee ◽  
Jeong-Joo Kim ◽  
Kyeong-Won Kim ◽  
D. P. Norton ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 97 (23) ◽  
pp. 239903 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Q. Le ◽  
S. J. Chua ◽  
Y. W. Koh ◽  
K. P. Loh ◽  
Z. Chen ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 4688-4691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae-Hee Kim ◽  
Sam-Dong Lee ◽  
Kyoung-Kook Kim ◽  
Gyeong-Su Park ◽  
Ji-Myon Lee ◽  
...  

Large quantity of free-standing ZnO nanorods and nanowalls were synthesized at low temperature of below 100 °C using zinc acetate, zinc nitrate hexahydrate, and hexamethylenetetramine by using a simple aqueous solution method. The general morphology of the grown ZnO nanostructures which include nanorods and nanowalls was strongly influenced by growth conditions. It was found that the grown ZnO nanorods are of a single-crystalline hexagonal structure and preferred c-axis growth orientation. ZnO nanorods were of better crystallinity than ZnO nanowalls, due to the higher growth temperature used to grow ZnO nanorods. Strong free exciton emission bands with relatively weak deep level emission were clearly observed from ZnO nanorods and nanowalls, indicating their good optical properties.


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