<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the research was to determine the impact of developers, removers and solvents on the stability of ZnO nanofibers. Surface imaging of nanofiber morphology was studied using Scanning Electron Microscope. From the obtained results a set of factors which have the least influence on the etching of ZnO nanofibers during device processing was selected. The dependence of the grains size on the fibers robustness in the liquid solutions was investigated. It was found that the nanofibers calcinated at higher temperatures were more stable. This was due to the grain size of the fiber as the fibers calcinated at higher temperatures revealed larger grain size. The studies have shown that smaller grains were dissolved much faster, leaving the porous core of the ZnO nanofiber.</p></abstract>

The aim of the research was to determine the impact of developers, removers and solvents on the stability of ZnO nanofibers. Surface imaging of nanofiber morphology was studied using Scanning Electron Microscope. From the obtained results a set of factors which have the least influence on the etching of ZnO nanofibers during device processing was selected. The dependence of the grains size on the fibers robustness in the liquid solutions was investigated. It was found that the nanofibers calcinated at higher temperatures were more stable. This was due to the grain size of the fiber as the fibers calcinated at higher temperatures revealed larger grain size. The studies have shown that smaller grains were dissolved much faster, leaving the porous core of the ZnO nanofiber.

Stability of ZnO nanofibers in processing liquid agents

Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Janiszewskiego 11/17, 50-372, Wroclaw, Poland

Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668, Warsaw, Poland

Materials Science-Poland

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The aim of the research was to determine the impact of developers, removers and solvents on the stability of ZnO nanofibers. Surface imaging of nanofiber...

Stability of ZnO nanofibers in processing liquid agents

Data publikacji: 29 sie 2013

Zakres stron: 312 - 317

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0106-8

Słowa kluczowe
nanofibers, zinc oxide, etching

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Stability of ZnO nanofibers in processing liquid agents

Data publikacji: 29 sie 2013

Zakres stron: 312 - 317

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0106-8

Słowa kluczowenanofibers, zinc oxide, etching

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
nanofibers, zinc oxide, etching