聚乙二醇辅助电沉积ZnO纳米棒阵列的研究

以聚乙二醇（PEG-400）为添加剂,采用恒电位方法直接在ITO导电玻璃上制备了ZnO纳米棒阵列膜,用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、X射线衍射仪（XRD）等分析手段对ZnO纳米棒阵列的形貌和结构进行了表征。结果表明所得ZnO纳米棒为六方纤锌矿型单晶结构,沿着垂直于基底的c轴极性生长,呈现出均匀的六方棒状形貌;在电沉积初期,PEG-400通过其大分子链的空间位阻作用及包覆作用对ZnO成核粒子的形貌和分散性产生显著影响,进而可以有效调整进一步生长所得ZnO纳米棒阵列的密度和垂直度,当PEG-400在电沉积液中的体积分数为2%时,可以得到取向良好垂直度高的纳米棒阵列;光电性能测试表明,ZnO纳米棒阵列膜电极的光电流随着阵列规整度提高而增大。     

后续的KOH腐蚀对ZnO纳米棒阵列及性能的影响

采用化学沉积和KOH腐蚀结合的方法,在FTO导电玻璃上制备了ZnO纳米棒阵列。用XRD、SEM、I-V曲线对ZnO纳米棒阵列的结构和性能进行了表征。结果表明:ZnO纳米棒为单晶,属于六方纤锌矿结构。后续的KOH腐蚀有利于ZnO纳米阵列形貌的改变及光电性能的提高,将ZnO纳米棒阵列作为光阳极制备染料敏化太阳能电池,被KOH腐蚀后的ZnO纳米棒阵列的光电转换效率(η)、短路电流(Jsc)、开路电压(Voc)分别达到1.2%、0.006A/cm2、0.557V,与未被KOH腐蚀的ZnO纳米棒相比,光电转换效率提高了1.05%。     

ZnO纳米四脚状阵列电极染料敏化太阳能电池

采用化学气相沉积(CVD)法制备了不同尺寸的四脚状纳米ZnO和ZnO纳米棒。采用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对纳米ZnO的晶型结构和形貌进行表征,研究结果表明CVD法制备的四脚状纳米ZnO具有三维空间结构,其最小平均臂宽约为70nm,臂长约300nm,制备的纳米棒直径约为84nm,长约2μm,且都为六方纤锌矿晶型结构。将ZnO纳米四脚状及纳米棒利用滚涂法在FTO导电玻璃上形成ZnO光阳极,经N719染料敏化后组装成染料敏化太阳能电池,光电性能结果表明,染料敏化小尺寸的四脚状纳米ZnO太阳能电池光电转换效率(η=1.88%)高于染料敏化大尺寸的四脚状纳米ZnO太阳能电池光电转换效率(η=1.18%),远高于染料敏化ZnO纳米棒太阳能电池的光电转换效率(η=0.7%)。     

在二氧化钛修饰的基体上生长氧化锌纳米棒阵列的研究

以硝酸锌和六亚甲基四胺为主要原料,采用简单、低温的水热法在预先用金红石二氧化钛薄膜修饰过的硅基体上生长了高取向性的ZnO纳米棒阵列．运用扫描电子显微镜(SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)对产物的结构和形貌进行了表征．并且讨论了溶液浓度对ZnO形貌的影响．测试结果表明,在0．025mol／L的Zn(NO3)2·6H2O和C6H12N4水溶液中70℃反应4h后的ZnO纳米棒的平均直径为100nm,平均长度为1μm,属于六方纤锌矿结构且沿c轴择优取向生长．并且对制备出的ZnO纳米棒阵列薄膜进行了室温下的荧光测试,发现ZnO纳米棒阵列膜在389nm处具有很强的紫外发射峰,在466nm处有一个比较弱的发射峰．     

Zn/纳米棒阵列ZnO/聚噻吩复合电极的制备及光电化学性质

使用简单的水热法在锌片上生长ZnO纳米棒阵列,并用电化学共聚制备了ZnO纳米棒阵列与聚噻吩(Zn/ZnO/PTH)复合膜。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等手段对ZnO的结构和形貌进行表征,XRD结果表明产物为六方纤锌矿型ZnO。SEM结果表明,在垂直锌片方向生长了包括纳米棒、纳米片、纳米线的表面光滑的ZnO纳米阵列,其中以纳米棒为主,其直径为30～100nm,长度1μm。用光电流作用谱、光电流-电势图研究了Zn/ZnO/PTH电极的光电转换性质。结果表明,PTH修饰ZnO/Zn电极可使光电流产生波长发生明显红移,使其光电转换效率提高了4倍,填充因子FF=33%,光电转换效率η=1.25%。     

热蒸发法ZnO纳米棒阵列的研究

采用热蒸发的方法在ZnO薄膜缓冲层上成功制备了高密度的ZnO纳米棒阵列，其中ZnO薄膜缓冲层是通过PLD（Pulsed Laser Deposition）的方法制得。与已有的报道不同，该方法未使用任何金属催化剂。X射线衍射仪（XRD）以及场发射扫描电子显微镜（FE-SEM）的结果表明，实验得到的ZnO纳米棒阵列整齐垂直排列在衬底上．此外，在常温下测量得到的光致发光（PL）谱和透射电子显微镜显示该ZnO纳米棒阵列结晶较好，无明显的缺陷,研究结果表明纳米棒阵列的形成主要归因于ZnO纳米棒和薄膜之间完美的晶格匹配。     

后续的KOH腐蚀对ZnO纳米棒阵列及性能的影响

采用化学沉积和KOH腐蚀结合的方法,在FTO导电玻璃上制备了ZnO纳米棒阵列。用XRD、SEM、I-V曲线对ZnO纳米棒阵列的结构和性能进行了表征。结果表明：ZnO纳米棒为单晶,属于六方纤锌矿结构。后续的KOH腐蚀有利于ZnO纳米阵列形貌的改变及光电性能的提高,将ZnO纳米棒阵列作为光阳极制备染料敏化太阳能电池,被KO...     

Cu_2O敏化ZnO纳米棒的制备及其对光电性质的影响

以透明导电玻璃(FTO)为基底,采用电化学沉积法制备了Cu_2O敏化的ZnO纳米棒阵列复合薄膜。利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、高分辨电镜(HRTEM)、电化学工作站研究了不同Cu_2O沉积时间对复合薄膜的晶体结构、形貌、光电性质的影响。结果表明,电化学沉积的Cu_2O纳米晶可以与ZnO纳米棒形成异质结,提高ZnO纳米薄膜的光电转换效率,当Cu_2O的沉积时间为5min时,Cu_2O敏化ZnO纳米棒薄膜的光电转换效率最高。     

TiO2/CuInS2复合纳米棒阵列的制备及其光电性能

采用两步溶剂热法在氧化氟锡(FTO)导电玻璃基底上制备了CuInS2敏化TiO2纳米棒阵列复合薄膜光阳极.利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)表征了复合阵列薄膜的晶体结构和表面形貌,同时采用紫外可见吸收分光光度计(UV-Vis)及光电流电压(I-V)曲线研究了CuInS2敏化TiO2纳米阵列薄膜的光学及光电化学性质.研究结果表明,TiO2纳米棒阵列薄膜被CuInS2敏化后在可见光区的吸收有明显的增强.在模拟太阳光照射下(100 mW/cm2),利用这种复合薄膜作为光阳极组装的量子点敏化太阳能电池的开路电压为0.29 V,短路电流密度为0.15 mA/cm2,具有一定的光电转换能力.     

水热法制备氧化锌阵列及其形貌控制

低温条件下, 采用水热法, 通过控制前驱溶液的pH值, 在预先镀有ZnO纳米膜的导电玻璃衬底上制备了形貌各异的ZnO阵列, 用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)和紫外-可见分光光度计等分析手段对ZnO纳米棒的结构和形貌进行了表征. 同时还对不同形貌阵列的形成机理进行探讨. 结果表明, 所制ZnO纳米棒为单晶, 沿c轴择优生长. 在pH值为10.5左右时, 能得到取向性好、直径均匀(d~nm)的ZnO纳米棒阵列. 光学测试表明, 在可见光区透光度超过80%, 禁带宽度约为3.25eV.     

可见光诱导TiO2光催化及其机理研究进展

简述了二氧化钛的光催化机理。针对其禁带宽度较大,只能被小于387nm的紫外光所激发的缺点,综述了近年来国内外针对纳米TiO2可见光催化的改性方法和改性机理研究进展,包括离子掺杂、半导体复合、表面光敏化等方法。最后展望了提高纳米TiO2可见光光催化活性研究的前景。     

Growth of well-aligned ZnO nanorod arrays on Si substrates by thermal evaporation of Cu-Zn alloy powders

Well-aligned ZnO nanorod arrays with uniform diameters and lengths have been fabricated on a Si substrate by simple thermal evaporation of Cu-Zn alloy powders in the presence of oxygen without using a template, catalyst, or pre-deposited ZnO seed layer. The ZnO nanorods are characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and the growth mechanism is suggested. The nanorods have a single-crystal hexagonal structure and grow along the (0001) direction. Their diameters range from 200 to 400 nm and the lengths are up to several micrometers. The photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectra disclose the optical properties of the products. The PL spectra show intense near-band ultraviolet emission at 378 nm from the nanorod arrays. The well-aligned ZnO nanorod arrays have a low turn-on field of 6.1 V/microm, suggesting good field emission properties. The simple synthesis methodology in conjunction with the good field emission and optical properties make the study both scientifically and technologically interesting.     

Vertically aligned Fe-doped ZnO nanorod arrays by ultrasonic irradiation and their photoluminescence properties

A facile sonochemical route was demonstrated for the direct fabrication of Fe-doped ZnO nanorod arrays on a Si substrate under ambient conditions. By adding Fe³⁺ ions in reaction solution, Fe is readily in situ doped into ZnO nanorod arrays via ultrasound irradiation. The morphology and structural characteristic of the Fe-doped ZnO nanorods were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). And crystal structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy. Inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) confirmed the Fe-doping of ZnO nanorod arrays with a concentration of 0.9 wt.%. In addition, Fe-doped ZnO nanorod showed the enhancement of photoluminescence (PL) intensity in green-yellow emission.     

Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of the ZnO@SnO<Subscript>2</Subscript> core–shell nanorod arrays

The ZnO@SnO₂ core–shell nanorod arrays have been synthesized. As the cores, ZnO nanorod arrays were first prepared by aqueous chemical growth method. Then using a simple liquid-phase deposition method, SnO₂ was deposited on the ZnO nanorod arrays. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction were used to characterize the morphologies and structures of the products. Photoluminescence properties were also investigated. It was found that the ZnO@SnO₂ core–shell nanorod arrays showed enhanced UV and green emissions when compared with the bare ZnO nanorod arrays.     

A novel, substrate independent three-step process for the growth of uniform ZnO nanorod arrays

We report a three-step deposition process for uniform arrays of ZnO nanorods, involving chemical bath deposition of aligned seed layers followed by nanorod nucleation sites and subsequent vapour phase transport growth of nanorods. This combines chemical bath deposition techniques, which enable substrate independent seeding and nucleation site generation with vapour phase transport growth of high crystalline and optical quality ZnO nanorod arrays. Our data indicate that the three-step process produces uniform nanorod arrays with narrow and rather monodisperse rod diameters (∼ 70 nm) across substrates of centimetre dimensions. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to study the growth mechanism and characterise the nanostructures.     

Structural and magnetic properties of Mn-doped ZnO nanorod arrays grown via a simple hydrothermal reaction

High density Mn-doped ZnO nanorod arrays were vertically grown on ITO substrate via hydrothermal reaction at relatively low temperature of 95 °C. The microstructure and magnetism of the arrays have been examined. Field emission scanning electron microscopy shows that the nanorods of 100 nm diameter and 1 μm length grow along the [001] direction. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy demonstrates that Mn is successfully doped into the nanorods. Meanwhile, all the Mn-doped ZnO nanorod arrays are ferromagnetic at room temperature. It is also found that the value of the saturation magnetization (M_s) of the ZnO nanorod arrays firstly increases with increasing the Mn concentration and then decreases. The higher M_s value is 0.11emu/g, which is obtained in the 5 at.% Mn-doped ZnO nanorod arrays. The ferromagnetism comes from the ferromagnetic interaction between the Mn ions, which partly replace Zn ions.     

Temperature induced hierarchical growth of ZnO microcrystal

Unique ZnO microcrystal composed of hierarchical nanorod arrays was successfully prepared by a surfactant-free process in aqueous solution under moderate temperature. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The as-prepared ZnO microstructures are of hexagonal phase and high purity. On the basis of SEM images and parallel experiments, a possible formation mechanism for this ZnO microcrystal with hierarchical nanorod arrays is proposed and the reaction temperatures are found to have great influence on inducing secondary nucleation and the hierarchical growth. In addition, the optical properties of the ZnO samples were also investigated by the photoluminescence (PL) spectrometer.     

Fast UV detection and hydrogen sensing by ZnO nanorod arrays grown on a flexible Kapton tape

ZnO nanorod arrays were grown on a flexible Kapton tape using microwave-assisted chemical bath deposition. High crystalline properties of the produced nanorods were proven by X-ray diffraction patterns and field emission scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, the photoluminescence spectrum showed higher UV peaks compared with visible peaks, which indicates that the ZnO nanorods had high quality and low number of defects. The metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) configuration was used to fabricate UV and hydrogen gas detectors based on the ZnO nanorods grown on a flexible Kapton tape. Upon exposure to 395 nm UV light, the UV device exhibited fast response and decay times of 37 ms and 44 ms, respectively, at a bias voltage of 30 V. The relative sensitivities of the gas sensor made of the ZnO nanorod arrays, at hydrogen concentration of 2 %, at room temperature, 150 °C and 200 °C, are 0.42, 1.4 and 1.75 respectively.     

Fabrication and Wettability of ZnO Nanorod Array

ZnO nanorod arrays were prepared in an open system by using a simple aqueous solution method. Spindle-like, wimble-like, tower-like and hexagonal rod-like ZnO rods were obtained under different conditions. ZnO nanorod arrays with different morphology and size were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and contact angle measurement (CAM). The size of ordered zinc oxide rods can be controlled by temperature of water bath, because this temperature can influences growing speeds in different crystal directions. Some additives, such as urea and thiourea, were introduced into reaction solution to improve quality of arrays. Surface character of ZnO nanorod arrays can be changed from hydrophilic to hydrophobic, which was proved to be dependence on size of air grooves on surface.     

Synthesis and photoluminescence of a full zinc blende phase ZnO nanorod array

A single-crystalline ZnO nanorod array with rectangular cross-sections has been synthesized, in which the as-obtained products are a complete metastable zinc blende (ZB) phase. X-ray powder diffraction, electron microscopy, and elemental maps have been used to show that the ZB-ZnO samples have a lattice constant a = 4.580??, and are free from contamination by hexagonal wurtzite (HW) ZnO. Based on our experimental data, the associated growth mechanism is tentatively suggested. In addition, the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum (about 400?nm (3.1?eV)) of the as-fabricated ZB-ZnO products was detected; this is the first experimental report of the optical properties of ZB-ZnO nanorod arrays.