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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 42, Issue 13, Pages 14721-14729Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.06.098
Keywords
ZnO nanorod arrays; Sol-gel; Chemical bath deposition; Seed layer; Wrinkled inter-layer
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- Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council [102592]
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Different ZnO seed layers are synthesized by changing sol-gel parameters, including precursor concentration, type of solvent, and type of additive in order to systematically investigate the importance of seed layer properties on the nucleation, growth, and final properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorod (NR) arrays. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) show the importance of the seed layer on ZnO NRs properties. Results verify that the relative intensity (RI factor) of (002) polar planes in the XRD patterns of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) together with the aspect ratio, density, and alignment of ZnO NRs control the structural characteristics of those arrays. For instance, the RI factor of ZnO NPs and NRs follow the same trend when changing precursor concentration in sol preparation step. However, the importance of other parameters, including aspect ratio, density, and alignment of NRs is confirmed by changing solvent and additive. In addition, FESEM images show that the density of ZnO NRs is proportional to NPs density and inversely proportional to the size of ZnO NPs in the seed layers. Besides, the significant role of wrinkled inter-layer on NRs properties, together with the formation mechanism of that inter-layer are profoundly investigated. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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