Room-temperature nonequilibrium growth of controllable ZnO nanorod arrays

Autor: Li Qian, Cheng Kui, Weng Wenjian, Song Chenlu, Du Piyi, Shen Ge, Han Gaorong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol 6, Iss 1, p 477 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1931-7573
1556-276X
Popis: Abstract In this study, controllable ZnO nanorod arrays were successfully synthesized on Si substrate at room temperature (approx. 25°C). The formation of controllable ZnO nanorod arrays has been investigated using growth media with different concentrations and molar ratios of Zn(NO3)2 to NaOH. Under such a nonequilibrium growth condition, the density and dimension of ZnO nanorod arrays were successfully adjusted through controlling the supersaturation degree, i.e., volume of growth medium. It was found that the wettability and electrowetting behaviors of ZnO nanorod arrays could be tuned through variations of nanorods density and length. Moreover, its field emission property was also optimized by changing the nanorods density and dimension.
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