<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We report a new direct fabrication of the ZnO nanorods (NR) by hydrothermal method, in which the preparation of seed layer is eliminated. We show that the tuning of initial temperature rate during the hydrothermal process plays a key role in the structural modification of the ZnO NR. A highly oriented ZnO NR is successfully fabricated by using a low rate of initial temperature. The increase of optical absorption and electron transport was obtained by reducing the diameter and increasing distribution of the ZnO NR on the substrate. Interestingly, an additional absorption from the defects is obtained in the system, which plays an important role in expanding the optical absorption. Our system will provide a favourable characteristic for developing the high-performance optoelectronic devices with high optical absorption and high electron transport.</p></abstract>

We report a new direct fabrication of the ZnO nanorods (NR) by hydrothermal method, in which the preparation of seed layer is eliminated. We show that the tuning of initial temperature rate during the hydrothermal process plays a key role in the structural modification of the ZnO NR. A highly oriented ZnO NR is successfully fabricated by using a low rate of initial temperature. The increase of optical absorption and electron transport was obtained by reducing the diameter and increasing distribution of the ZnO NR on the substrate. Interestingly, an additional absorption from the defects is obtained in the system, which plays an important role in expanding the optical absorption. Our system will provide a favourable characteristic for developing the high-performance optoelectronic devices with high optical absorption and high electron transport.

Direct formation of ZnO nanorods by hydrothermal process: study on its optical properties and electron transport

Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Materials Science-Poland

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We report a new direct fabrication of the ZnO nanorods (NR) by hydrothermal method, in which the preparation of seed layer is eliminated. We show that the...

Direct formation of ZnO nanorods by hydrothermal process: study on its optical properties and electron transport

Published Online: May 08, 2020

Page range: 91 - 96

Received: Jul 26, 2018

Accepted: Apr 23, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2020-0013

Keywords
optical properties, ZnO nanorods, hydrothermal process, semiconductor materials

© 2020 N Mufti et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Direct formation of ZnO nanorods by hydrothermal process: study on its optical properties and electron transport

Published Online: May 08, 2020

Page range: 91 - 96

Received: Jul 26, 2018

Accepted: Apr 23, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2020-0013

Keywordsoptical properties, ZnO nanorods, hydrothermal process, semiconductor materials

© 2020 N Mufti et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
optical properties, ZnO nanorods, hydrothermal process, semiconductor materials