Synthesis of branched ZnO nanorods on various substrates via a wet-chemistry route--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Hou, X., Wang, L., Yu, B., Zhou, F., & Liu, W. (2010). Synthesis of branched ZnO nanorods on various substrates via a wet-chemistry route. Particuology, 8(5), 458-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2010.04.002

Synthesis of branched ZnO nanorods on various substrates via a wet-chemistry route

Xianming Hou ^{a b}, Lixia Wang ^a, Bo Yu ^b, Feng Zhou ^b *, Weimin Liu ^{a b}

a Department of Chemistry, Taishan University, Taian 271021, China
b State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

10.1016/j.partic.2010.04.002

Volume 8, Issue 5, October 2010, Pages 458-462

Received 15 July 2009, Revised 10 October 2009, Accepted 23 April 2010, Available online 26 May 2010.

E-mail: zhouf@lzb.ac.cn

Highlights

Abstract

Well-defined branched ZnO nanorods were fabricated on various substrates by a facile wet-chemistry route using a chemical bath deposition method at relatively low temperature. The structure, morphology and properties of the as-synthesized material were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV–vis spectrometry and photoluminescence (PL) spectrometry. Based on these characterizations, the growth process and synthesis mechanism were discussed in detail in terms of a combination of coordination agent and alkaline medium of hexamethylenetetramine used in the solutions. The effect of incubation time, solution composition and supported substrates on morphologies and sizes of the nanorods were further investigated. Meanwhile, the optical properties of branched ZnO nanorods on Zn substrate were measured.

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Keywords

Branched ZnO nanorods; Zinc substrate; Wet-chemistry route; Optical properties

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