Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11071836
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; zinc oxide nanowires; graphene; heterostructure interfaces; chemical vapor deposition; direct-write patterning
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- US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences [DE-AC02 06CH11357]
- Saint Louis University, President's Research Fund (PRF)
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A novel approach of growing zinc oxide nanowires directly on single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene surfaces has been demonstrated through the successful formation of heterostructure interfaces, showing the ability to control materials' placement and morphology.
A novel and advanced approach of growing zinc oxide nanowires (ZnO NWs) directly on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene (Gr) surfaces has been demonstrated through the successful formation of 1D-1D and 1D-2D heterostructure interfaces. The direct two-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method was utilized to ensure high-quality materials' synthesis and scalable production of different architectures. Iron-based universal compound molecular ink was used as a catalyst in both processes (a) to form a monolayer of horizontally defined networks of SWCNTs interfaced with vertically oriented ZnO NWs and (b) to grow densely packed ZnO NWs directly on a graphene surface. We show here that our universal compound molecular ink is efficient and selective in the direct synthesis of ZnO NWs/CNTs and ZnO NWs/Gr heterostructures. Heterostructures were also selectively patterned through different fabrication techniques and grown in predefined locations, demonstrating an ability to control materials' placement and morphology. Several characterization tools were employed to interrogate the prepared heterostructures. ZnO NWs were shown to grow uniformly over the network of SWCNTs, and much denser packed vertically oriented ZnO NWs were produced on graphene thin films. Such heterostructures can be used widely in many potential applications, such as photocatalysts, supercapacitors, solar cells, piezoelectric or thermal actuators, as well as chemical or biological sensors.
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