期刊
SURFACE SCIENCE
卷 606, 期 1-2, 页码 99-103出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2011.09.007
关键词
ZnO; Nanowires; XPS; Annealing; Band bending; Metal contact; Water vapour; Curve fitting
资金
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/G061882/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/G061882/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The surface properties of vertically aligned ZnO nanowires grown by chemical vapour deposition on GaN using a gold layer as a catalyst are investigated by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as a function of annealing temperature in ultra high vacuum (UHV). The nanowires are 8.5 mu M long and 60 nm wide. 87% of the surface carbon content was removed after annealing at 500 degrees C in UHV. Analysis of the gold intensity suggests diffusion into the nanowires after annealing at 600 degrees C. Annealing at 300 degrees C removes surface water contamination and induces a 02 eV upward band bending, indicating that adsorbed water molecules act as surface electron donors. The contaminants re-adsorbed after 10 days in UHV and the surface band bending caused by the water removal was reversed. The UHV experiment also affected the nanowires arrangement causing them to bunch together. These results have clear implications for gas sensing applications with ZnO NWs. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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