Fabrication and growth mechanism of hexagonal zinc oxide nanorods via solution process |
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Authors: | Rizwan Wahab Young-Soon Kim Kyeongseop Lee Hyung-Shik Shin |
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Affiliation: | (1) Energy Materials & Surface Science Laboratory, Solar Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Republic of Korea; |
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Abstract: | This article presents, the fabrication of perfectly hexagonal zinc oxide nanorods performed via solution process using zinc
nitrate hexahydrate (Zn(NO3)2·6H2O) and hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) at various concentrations of i.e. 1 × 10−3 to 10 × 10−2 M in 50 mL distilled water and refluxed at 100 °C for 1 h. We used HMT because it acts as a template for the nucleation and
growth of zinc oxide nanorods, and it also works as a surfactant for the zinc oxide structures. The X-ray diffraction patterns
clearly reveal that the grown product is pure zinc oxide. The diameters and lengths of the synthesized nanorods lie in the
range of 200–800 nm and 2–4 μm, respectively as observed from the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The
morphological observation was also confirmed by the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and clearly consistent with the
FESEM observations. The chemical composition was analyzed by the FTIR spectroscopy, and it shows the ZnO band at 405 cm−1. On the basis of these observations, the growth mechanism of ZnO nanostructures was also proposed. |
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