화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.23, No.5, 860-865, September, 2006
DOI10.1007/BF02705941  Export Citation
Synthesis of ZnO nanowires on steel alloy substrate by thermal evaporation: Growth mechanism and structural and optical properties
Ahmad Umar, Jong-Pil Jeong1, Euk-Kyung Suh1, and Yoon-Bong Hahn1, †
  • School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and Nanomaterials Processing Research Centre, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Korea
  • 1Department of Semiconductor Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Korea
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ZnO nanowires having a diameter in the range of 15-40 nm and several tens of micrometers in length were grown on steel alloy substrates by the thermal evaporation technique without the use of any catalyst or additives. A detailed structural analysis revealed that the as-grown ZnO nanowires are single crystalline with wurtzite hexagonal structures and preferentially oriented in the c-axis direction. Origination of a strong and sharp Raman-active E2 mode at 436.6 cm.1 indicated that the grown ZnO nanowires have good crystal quality with the hexagonal wurtzite phase. Photoluminescence spectra also exhibited a sharp and strong peak in UV and a suppressed and weak band in the visible region, confirming the good optical properties and less structural defects for the deposited products. Additionally, a systematic growth mechanism is also proposed in detail to acquire a better understanding for the growth of nanowires on steel alloy substrate.
Keywords:ZnO Nanowires;Thermal Evaporation;Steel Alloy Substrate
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