<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>One-dimensional (1D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures (nanorods) were synthesized on a glass slide and fluorine-doped tin oxide (SnO<sub>2</sub>/F or FTO) coated glass (FTO/glass) by a wet chemical method. The structural, morphological and optical analyses of the as-deposited ZnO nanostructures were performed by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy, respectively. The XRD results showed that the nanostructures as-deposited on the glass and the FTO/glass substrates were of ZnO wurtzite crystal structure, and the crystallite sizes estimated from the (0 0 2) planes were 60.832 nm and 64.876 nm, respectively. The SEM images showed the growth of densely oriented ZnO nanorods with a hexagonal-faceted morphology. The UV-Vis absorption spectrum revealed high absorbance properties in the ultraviolet range and low absorbance properties in the visible range. The optical energy band gap of the ZnO nanostructure was estimated to be 3.87 eV by the absorption spectrum fitting (ASF) method.</p></abstract>

One-dimensional (1D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures (nanorods) were synthesized on a glass slide and fluorine-doped tin oxide (SnO2/F or FTO) coated glass (FTO/glass) by a wet chemical method. The structural, morphological and optical analyses of the as-deposited ZnO nanostructures were performed by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy, respectively. The XRD results showed that the nanostructures as-deposited on the glass and the FTO/glass substrates were of ZnO wurtzite crystal structure, and the crystallite sizes estimated from the (0 0 2) planes were 60.832 nm and 64.876 nm, respectively. The SEM images showed the growth of densely oriented ZnO nanorods with a hexagonal-faceted morphology. The UV-Vis absorption spectrum revealed high absorbance properties in the ultraviolet range and low absorbance properties in the visible range. The optical energy band gap of the ZnO nanostructure was estimated to be 3.87 eV by the absorption spectrum fitting (ASF) method.

Crystal growth of nanostructured zinc oxide nanorods from the seed layer

Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science

Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism

Materials Science-Poland

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One-dimensional (1D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures (nanorods) were synthesized on a glass slide and fluorine-doped tin oxide (SnO2/F or FTO) coated glass...

Crystal growth of nanostructured zinc oxide nanorods from the seed layer

Pubblicato online: 02 nov 2018

Pagine: 477 - 482

Ricevuto: 31 ago 2017

Accettato: 13 giu 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2018-0067

Parole chiave
zinc oxide, wet chemical method, nanostructure, absorption spectrum fitting

© 2018 B.O. Adetoye et al., published by Sciendo

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

Crystal growth of nanostructured zinc oxide nanorods from the seed layer

Pubblicato online: 02 nov 2018

Pagine: 477 - 482

Ricevuto: 31 ago 2017

Accettato: 13 giu 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2018-0067

Parole chiavezinc oxide, wet chemical method, nanostructure, absorption spectrum fitting

© 2018 B.O. Adetoye et al., published by Sciendo

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

Parole chiave
zinc oxide, wet chemical method, nanostructure, absorption spectrum fitting