scholarly journals Preparation and Characterization of ZnO/TiO2 Nanocomposite by Anodization and Hydrothermal Synthesis

Author(s):  
Salima Benkara ◽  
Houda Ghamri

ZnO nanorod arrays were deposited by hydrothermal process via an aqueous solution with ammonia and Zinc nitrate as inorganic precursors, using TiO2 nanotube templates formed in HF solution by anodization method. The effect of NH3.H2O and ZnNO3 concentration on ZnO nanorods morphology and crystallinity were investigated. XRD demonstrates that ZnO nanorods are wurtzite crystal structure preferentially oriented in c-axis direction. The length and the diameter of the ZnO nanorod range from 1,1 mm to 3,4 mm and from 250 to 500 nm respectively.

2016 ◽  
Vol 675-676 ◽  
pp. 134-137
Author(s):  
Phattharaphong Khamkhom ◽  
Mati Horprathum ◽  
Pitak Eiamchai ◽  
Chanunthorn Chananonnawathorn ◽  
Sukon Kalasung ◽  
...  

In this study, we fabricated the zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods arrays by hydrothermal technique on indium doped tin oxide (ITO) substrate with different concentration of the precursor with zinc nitrate and hexamethyleneteramine (HMTA) in distilled water. Structure, morphology and optical properties of ZnOnanorods on ITO substrate were characterized by x-ray diffractometer, field-emission scanning electron microscope and spectrophotometer, respectively. The ZnO nanorod arrays showing preferentially oriented in the (001) direction and with a wurtzite structure. The scanning electron microscopy results showed that the hexagonal shape ZnO nanorods. It was found that the diameter, length and density of the ZnO nanorods arrays were strongly influenced by the precursor concentration.


2010 ◽  
Vol 123-125 ◽  
pp. 811-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Su ◽  
Xiao Ping Zou ◽  
Xiang Min Meng ◽  
Gong Qing Teng ◽  
Gang Qiang Yang ◽  
...  

We are reporting here on an inexpensive and facile fabrication method for ZnO nanorod arrays by hydrothermal growth at low temperature (90°C). In our experiment, ZnO nanostructures were grown on glass substrate using an equimolar (0.1M) aqueous solution of Zn(NO3)2•6H2O (zinc nitrate hexahydrate) and C6H12N4 (HMTA) as precursors solution, and using ammonia solution to controlling the pH levels. It enable easily obtained arrayed ZnO nanorods on substrate, and nanowires which grown on nanorod arrays were identified after about 1 month in the air. The growth process of nanorods and the formation mechanism of nanowires were investigated.


2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (05) ◽  
pp. 447-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
WALTER WATER ◽  
TE-HUA FANG ◽  
LIANG-WEN JI ◽  
CHING-CHIN LEE

ZnO nanorods were synthesized on ZnO / ITO glass substrates using an aqueous solution of zinc nitrate hexahydrate and hexamethylenetetramine. The effects of hexamethylenetetramine concentration on the crystalline structure and surface morphology of ZnO nanorods were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to analyze the crystalline characteristics and microstructures of the nanorod arrays. Ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were used to characterize the optical properties of ZnO nanorods. Larger and brighter photoluminescent ZnO nanorods were obtained from solutions with higher hexamethylenetetramine concentrations. A nanogenerator based on ZnO nanorod arrays was fabricated in the investigation. The nanogenerator's current–voltage characteristics with Schottky-like behavior were discussed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 509-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.A. Nik Aziz ◽  
M.I.N. Isa ◽  
Hasiah Salleh

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).


2013 ◽  
Vol 1493 ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Chan-yan Huang ◽  
Yan Sun ◽  
Xin Chen ◽  
Ning Dai

ABSTRACTWe developed a multilayer hybrid structure by imbedding ZnO nanorod arrays in TiO2 network for each layer, for the pourese of taking ZnO nanorods as the highway of electron transport. ZnO nanorods can be prepared by hydrothermal process, which is simple, low cost and easy control. The ZnO nanorod arrays were grown by reported hydrothermal method, then TiO2 network was constructed by spin-coating titanium precursor sol on ZnO nanorod arrays and calcining. The electrochemical impedance spectrum measurements were taken to study the electrical properties of this kind of hybrids, and the results indicated that the effective electron lifetime reaches a magnitude of microsecond which is similar to the pure ZnO nanorod arrays. It reveals to us that ZnO nanorods may dominate the electrical properties of this nano-hybrid structure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 3512-3518
Author(s):  
Saleh Khan ◽  
Xiao-He Liu ◽  
Xi Jiang ◽  
Qing-Yun Chen

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.


CrystEngComm ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (41) ◽  
pp. 6085-6088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amany Ali ◽  
DongBo Wang ◽  
JinZhong Wang ◽  
ShuJie Jiao ◽  
FengYun Guo ◽  
...  

The ultraviolet luminescence of ZnO nanorods was greatly enhanced through introducing an AlN buffer layer.


2020 ◽  
Vol 167 (6) ◽  
pp. 067506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Lin Chu ◽  
Liang-Wen Ji ◽  
Yu-Jen Hsiao ◽  
Hao-Ying Lu ◽  
Sheng-Joue Young ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Da Zhang ◽  
Yuanyi Wang ◽  
Liang Chen ◽  
Chengjing Xiao ◽  
Jing Feng ◽  
...  

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.


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