A Large Quantity of ZnO Nanorods Grown at Room Temperature

作者:Park S H*; Kwak C H; Seo S Y; Kim S H; Kim B H; Park C I; Park Y W; Han S W
来源:Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 2009, 55(1): 94-97.
DOI:10.3938/jkps.55.94

摘要

High-quality ZnO nanorods were synthesized on stainless-steel substrates at room temperature in NaCl solutions with NaCl concentrations of 3.5 - 5.0 wt%. The ZnO nanorods were grown from a Zn film on a stainless-steel substrate in a NaCl solution without any extra process. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy images showed that the ZnO formed into rods with a uniform size at a NaCl concentration of 3.5 - 5.0 wt% while the ZnO became plates for NaCl concentration above 9 wt%. The mean sizes of the nanorods grown at 30 and 40 degrees C were about 100 and 70 nm, respectively. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and selected area electron diffraction measurements demonstrated that the nanorods had a well-ordered wurtzite structure without any extra phase. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure measurements revealed that the initial Zn film on the stainless-steel substrate had a hexagonal close-packed structure and finally became nanorods with a wurtzite structure in a sea water environment. The zinc likely obtained oxygen from the solution, and Na(+) and Cl(-) ions acted as catalysts for the ZnO crystallization.

  • 出版日期2009-7

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