Synthesis and Sensing Properties of N-doped ZnO Nanorod Arrays on Quartz

2010 ◽  
Vol 1253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boqian Yang ◽  
Xiaoyan Peng ◽  
Hongxin Zhang ◽  
Peterxian Feng ◽  
Marc Achermann
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Raman Scattering Spectra

AbstractUsing different pressures of nitrogen, N-doped ZnO nanorod arrays of various densities have been synthesized on quartz substrates by pulsed laser deposition techniques. The nanorods grow preferentially perpendicular to the quartz surface. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed some degradation of the crystal structure at elevated nitrogen pressures. High concentrations of nitrogen doping in ZnO nanorods were estimated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Raman scattering spectra confirmed the wurtzite structure of N-doped ZnO nanorods. A prototype sensor based on the N-doped ZnO nanorod arrays demonstrates a linear dependence of the conductivity with operating temperature and pressure of a test gas pollutant.

scholarly journals Facile Preparation and Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalysis of ZnO Arrays@BiOI Nanosheets Heterostructures

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Da Zhang ◽  
Yuanyi Wang ◽  
Liang Chen ◽  
Chengjing Xiao ◽  
Jing Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Step Method ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Bioi Nanosheets

A simple two-step method of growing ZnO nanorod arrays on the surface of BiOI nanosheets was developed under mild environment. The hierarchical structure of ZnO arrays@BiOI nanosheets was characterized by various measurements like X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray detector. The optical absorption of the ZnO arrays@BiOI nanosheets composite was investigated by UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra. The photocatalytic degradation of methanol orange under visible light shows that the obtained ZnO arrays@BiOI nanosheets heterostructures exhibit enhanced photocatalytic activity, contrasting to the sum of BiOI nanosheets and ZnO nanorods. The mechanism of the photocatalytic process was discussed. This method of growing ZnO nanorod arrays on other nanosheets also provides a potential method to fabricating other complex structures.

Effects of Growth Time on Morphologies of ZnO Nanorod Arrays

2013 ◽  
Vol 421 ◽  
pp. 324-328
Author(s):  
Kang Zhao ◽  
Zhi Ming Wu ◽  
Rong Tang
Keyword(s):  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Length Distribution ◽  
Growth Time ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
Seed Layers

well-aligned ZnO nanorod arrays (ZNRAs) grown on the ZnO seed layers coated p-silicon (p-Si) substrates in various times from 1.5 to 5 hr have been fabricated from aqueous solutions at low temperature. Morphologies, crystalline structure and optical transmission were investigated by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The results showed that ZNRAs grew vertically from the substrates, having uniform thickness and length distribution, the average diameters and length of ZnO nanorods increased with increasing growth time below 3 hr. The XRD results showed that ZnO nanorods were wurtzite-structured (hexagonal) ZnO.

scholarly journals Controllable Growth of the ZnO Nanorod Arrays on the Al Substrate and Their Reversible Wettability Transition

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Li ◽  
Hongyan Liu ◽  
Yushan Li ◽  
Qinzhuang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Seed Layer ◽  
Physical Adsorption ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Zno Nanoflakes ◽  
Controllable Growth

High-quality ZnO nanorod arrays are formed using the ZnO nanoflakes on the Al substrate as seed layer. A reversible wettability transition can be easily achieved via alternation of UV irradiation and dark storage. The physical adsorption of the water molecules on the surface of ZnO nanorod arrays is considered to be responsible for this transition, which is confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

scholarly journals Effects of Annealing Environments on the Solution-Grown, Aligned Aluminium-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanorod-Array-Based Ultraviolet Photoconductive Sensor

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Hafiz Mamat ◽  
Mohd Izzudin Che Khalin ◽  
Nik Noor Hafizah Nik Mohammad ◽  
Zuraida Khusaimi ◽  
Nor Diyana Md Sin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Surface Condition ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Nanorod Array ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Doped Zno

We have fabricated metal-semiconductor-metal- (MSM-) type ultraviolet (UV) photoconductive sensors using aluminium- (Al-) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorod arrays that were annealed in different environments: air, oxygen, or a vacuum. The Al-doped ZnO nanorods had an average diameter of 60 nm with a thickness of approximately 600 nm that included the seed layer (with thickness~200 nm). Our results show that the vacuum-annealed nanorod-array-based UV photoconductive sensor has the highest photocurrent value of  2.43  ×  10-4 A. The high photocurrent is due to the high concentration of zinc (Zn) interstitials in the vacuum-annealed nanorod arrays. In contrast, the oxygen-annealing process applied to the Al-doped ZnO nanorod arrays produced highly sensitive UV photoconductive sensors, in which the sensitivity reached 55.6, due to the surface properties of the oxygen-annealed nanorods, which have a higher affinity for oxygen adsorption than the other samples and were thereby capable of reducing the sensor’s dark current. In addition, the sensor fabricated using the oxygen-annealed nanorod arrays had the lowest rise and decay time constants. Our result shows that the annealing environment greatly affects the surface condition and properties of the Al-doped ZnO nanorod arrays, which influences the performance of the UV photoconductive sensors.

Large enhancement of X-ray excited luminescence in Ga-doped ZnO nanorod arrays by hydrogen annealing

2018 ◽  
Vol 433 ◽  
pp. 815-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianli Li ◽  
Xiaoliln Liu ◽  
Mu Gu ◽  
Fengrui Li ◽  
Juannan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Hydrogen Annealing ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Large Enhancement ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Excited Luminescence

Controllable Synthesis of ZnO Nanorod Arrays via Simple Solution-Based Method

2006 ◽  
Vol 957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patcharee Charoensirithavorn ◽  
Susumu Yoshikawa
Keyword(s):  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Transparent Conducting

ABSTRACTHere we present a convenient solution-based method, which can afford a procedure to easily fabricate highly oriented ZnO nanorods on substrate at relatively low temperatures. The as-synthesized products have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-Ray diffraction (XRD). The results revealed that a densely packed and perpendicularly oriented single-crystalline ZnO nanorod arrays grew vertically on the fluorine-doped SnO2 transparent conducting oxide (FTO) glass substrates. In addition, we found that the length of the nanorod could be freely modified by controlling the solution temperature.

Investigation of Stress and Electrical Properties of Air-Annealed and Oxygen-Annealed Aluminium-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanorod Arrays

2013 ◽  
Vol 832 ◽  
pp. 303-309
Author(s):  
M.H. Mamat ◽  
Nor Diyana Md Sin ◽  
I. Saurdi ◽  
N.N. Hafizah ◽  
Mohd Firdaus Malek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Doped Zno

In this research, we prepared aluminium (Al)-doped ZnO nanorod arrays on the glass substrate using sonicated sol-gel method. These nanorod arrays were annealed at 500 °C in air and oxygen environment using thermal furnace. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) image reveals that nanorod arrays were deposited vertically aligned on the substrate. The stress characteristics of air-annealed and oxygen-annealed Al-doped ZnO nanorod arrays were investigated using Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement. The electrical properties of the samples were investigated using two-probe current-voltage (I-V) measurement system. The results show that annealing atmospheres greatly influenced the stress and electrical properties of the nanorod arrays.

Effect of Time Conditions on the Growth of ZnO Nanorods via Hydrothermal Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 509-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.A. Nik Aziz ◽  
M.I.N. Isa ◽  
Hasiah Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Hydrothermal Method ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Wurtzite Crystal Structure ◽  
Ito Glass ◽  
Xrd Patterns

In this study, ZnO nanorod arrays were fabricated using a hydrothermal method on ITO glass substrate. We can find that the dimension of ZnO nanorod will changes with different growth temperature. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns show that the nanorods are high-quality crystals growing along [00 direction with a high consistent orientation perpendicular to the substrate and it is also revealed that nanorods have wurtzite crystal structure. The diameter of ZnO nanorods were 100300 nm depending on the time of growth process. The surface morphology of ZnO nanorods were analyse using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).

Facile Synthesis of a Porous ZnO Nanorod Array with Enhanced Photocatalysis for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 3512-3518
Author(s):  
Saleh Khan ◽  
Xiao-He Liu ◽  
Xi Jiang ◽  
Qing-Yun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Nanorod Array ◽  
Photocurrent Density ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Irradiation Intensity ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Positive Effect

Highly efficient and effective porous ZnO nanorod arrays were fabricated by annealing ZnO nanorod arrays grown on a substrate using a simple hydrothermal method. The annealing had a positive effect on the nanorod morphology, structure and optical properties. The porosity was closely related to the annealing temperature. After heating at 450 °C, pores appeared on the nanorods. It was demonstrated that the porosity could be exploited to improve the visible light absorption of ZnO and reduce the bandgap from 3.11 eV to 2.99 eV. A combination of improved charge separation and transport of the heat-treated ZnO thus led to an increase in the photoelectrochemical properties. At an irradiation intensity of 100 mW/cm−2, the photocurrent density of the porous nanorod array was approximately 1.3 mA cm−2 at 1.2 V versus Ag/AgCl, which was five times higher than that of the ZnO nanorods. These results revealed the synthesis of promising porous ZnO nanorods for photoelectrochemical applications.

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