Structural and optical properties of zno nanorods by electrochemical growth using multi-walled carbon nanotubecomposed seed layers

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ko, Yeong Hwan ^a   Kim, Myung Sub ^a   Yu, Jae Su ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Electrochemical growth; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Photoluminescence; Zno nanorod arrays

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ITO GLASS; NANORODS; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; REDUCTION; SPIN GLASS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PLASMONS; TIN OXIDES; ZINC COATINGS; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION PROCESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL GROWTH; INDIUM TIN OXIDE COATED GLASS; NEAR BAND EDGE EMISSIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PEAK; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84862971611     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-13     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Ahmad M, Zhu J: ZnO based advanced functional nanostructures: synthesis, properties and applications. J Mater Chem 2011, 21:599-614.
2. Zhang Q, Dandeneau CS, Zhou X, Cao G: ZnO nanostructures for dye-sensitized solar cells. Adv Mater 2009, 21:4087-4108.
3. Wang ZL: Zinc oxide nanostructures: growth, properties and applications. J Phys Condens Matter 2004, 16:R829-R858.
4. Ko YH, Leem JW, Yu JS: Controllable synthesis of periodic flower-like ZnO nanostructures on Si subwavelength grating structures. Nanotechnology 2011, 22:205604.
5. Chander R, Raychaudhuri AK: Electrodeposition of aligned arrays of ZnO nanorods in aqueous solution. Sol Stat Commun 2008, 145:81-85.
6. Liu Z, Ya J, E L: Effects of substrates and seed layers on solution growing ZnO nanorods. J Solid State Electrochem 2010, 14:957-963.
7. Andrews R, Jacques D, Qian D, Dickey EC: Purification and structural annealing of multiwalled carbon nanotubes at graphitization temperatures. Carbon 2001, 39:1681-1687.
8. Guo G, Qin F, Yang D, Wang C, Xu H, Yang S: Synthesis of platinum nanoparticles supported on poly(acrylic acid) grafted MWNTs and their hydrogenation of citral. Chem Mater 2008, 20:2291-2297.
9. Xu CX, Sun XW: Field emission from zinc oxide nanopins. Appl Phys Lett 2003, 83:3806-3808.
10. Kim S, Shin DH, Kim CO, Hwang SW, Choi SH, Ji SM, Koo JY: Enhanced ultraviolet emission from hybrid structures of single-walled carbon nanotubes/ZnO films. Appl Phys Lett 2009, 94:213113.
11. Tang X, Ma ZQ, Zhao WG, Wang DM: Synthesis of ordered ZnO nanorod film on ITO substrate using hydrothermal method. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications: February 29, 2008. Edited by Wenzhong Shen, Junhao Chu: SPIE; 2008:698421-698424.
12. Dutta M, Basak D: Multiwalled carbon nanotubes/ZnO nanowires composite structure with enhanced ultraviolet emission and faster ultraviolet response. Chem Phys Lett 2009, 480:253-257.
13. Pesika NS, Hu Z, Stebe KJ, Searson PC: Quenching of growth of ZnO nanoparticles by adsorption of octanethiol. J Phys Chem B 2002, 106:6985-6990.