scholarly journals Crystal growth of nanostructured zinc oxide nanorods from the seed layer

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-482
Author(s):  
B.O. Adetoye ◽  
A.B. Alabi ◽  
T. Akomolafe ◽  
P.B. Managutti ◽  
N. Coppede ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Absorption Spectrum ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Zno Nanostructures ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Zno Nanostructure ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Fto Glass

AbstractOne-dimensional (1D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures (nanorods) were synthesized on a glass slide and fluorine-doped tin oxide (SnO2/F or FTO) coated glass (FTO/glass) by a wet chemical method. The structural, morphological and optical analyses of the as-deposited ZnO nanostructures were performed by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy, respectively. The XRD results showed that the nanostructures as-deposited on the glass and the FTO/glass substrates were of ZnO wurtzite crystal structure, and the crystallite sizes estimated from the (0 0 2) planes were 60.832 nm and 64.876 nm, respectively. The SEM images showed the growth of densely oriented ZnO nanorods with a hexagonal-faceted morphology. The UV-Vis absorption spectrum revealed high absorbance properties in the ultraviolet range and low absorbance properties in the visible range. The optical energy band gap of the ZnO nanostructure was estimated to be 3.87 eV by the absorption spectrum fitting (ASF) method.

Low-Temperature Cathodoluminescence Investigations of High-Quality Zinc Oxide Nanorods

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 564-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartlomiej S. Witkowski ◽  
Lukasz Wachnicki ◽  
Sylwia Gieraltowska ◽  
Anna Reszka ◽  
Bogdan J. Kowalski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Very High

AbstractWe present results of cathodoluminescence (CL) investigations of high-quality zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods obtained by an extremely fast hydrothermal method on a silicon substrate. A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) system equipped with CL allows direct comparison of SEM images and CL maps, taken from exactly the same areas of samples. Investigations are performed at a temperature of 5 K. An interlink between sample microstructure and emission properties is investigated. CL confirms a very high quality of ZnO nanorods produced by our method. In addition, the presence of super radiation effects in ZnO nanorod arrays is suggested.

pH study of zinc oxide nanorods grown on indium tin oxide coated substrate,

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 838-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Farmer ◽  
Parameswar Hari ◽  
Kenneth Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Oxide Nanorods

Controlled growth of ZnO nanorods on various substrates is of great interest in photonic and electronic device applications. Also of interest is increasing the optical activity of zinc oxide nanorods in the visible spectrum. In this study, we report pH dependence for the morphology and photoluminescence of aligned ZnO nanorods grown on an indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass substrate deposited by a wet chemical bath deposition method. The ZnO nanorods were grown by a chemical bath deposition technique using equimolar ratios of zinc (II) nitrate and hexamethylenetetramine in solution at 95 °C. The pH of the reaction solution prior to oven heating was varied from pH 5 to 10.6. Surface properties of the ZnO nanorods on ITO substrates were studied using scanning electron microscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. We also compared the use of NaOH to adjust the pH with the use of NH4OH, the latter necessary at higher pH due to the relative insolubility of zinc. It was found that the size of the nanorods can vary twofold with pH and the choice of base. Uniformity of coverage is also significantly dependent upon these variables and will be discussed as it relates to solubility and crystal growth. It was also found that the intensity of the photoluminescence in the visible range is pH dependent. For example, the intensity of luminescence at 550 nm for ZnO nanorods grown at pH 7 using NH4OH is 532% of the corresponding emission for a sample prepared at pH 5.

Optical and Morphology Changes upon Self-Assembly of Tetrasulphonated Copper Phthalocyanine and Polyaniline Particles on Zinc Oxide Nanorods

2018 ◽  
Vol 916 ◽  
pp. 107-111
Author(s):  
Menandro C. Marquez
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Copper Phthalocyanine ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Emeraldine Base ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Xrd Patterns

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were grown on the pre-seeded substrate using a facile, solution route technique. The multilayer self-assembly of polyaniline (PAni) and tetrasulphonated phthalocyanine (TSCuPc) on ZnO nanorods was monitored by FTIR, UV-Vis SEM and XRD. Infrared spectrum of the assembled layer showed peaks centered at 1589cm-1and 1504 cm-1, confirmed the presence of quinoid and benzenoid structures of PAni, while peaks centered at ~1165cm-1and ~775cm-1 provided evidence for the presence of TSCuPc species. Absorption spectra of the assembled layer show broadened peaks at ~600nm and ~700nm affirmed the presence of PAni and TSCuPc molecules. A linear increase in the absorbance level at these wavelengths was also observed upon increasing the number of bilayers. The surface modification of the ZnO nanorods after self-assembly was confirmed through SEM. The edges of the ZnO nanorods was observed to change from sharp to dull upon employing layer by layer deposition of PAni and TSCuPc. XRD pattern of the assembled layer showed broadened peaks at low 2Θvalues associated to the amorphous nature of the emeraldine base of PAni. Even so, the diffraction peaks in XRD patterns of ZnO nanorods and ZnO/(TSCuPc-PAni) multilayer have been indexed as hexagonally wurtzite structure. The multilayer deposition of PAni and TSCuPc on the surface of ZnO as monitored by UV-Vis spectroscopy and confirmed by FTIR, XRD, and SEM provides a new way of anchoring dye molecules without carboxylic moieties on the surface of metal oxides

Two-Photon Excited Ultraviolet Photoluminescence of Zinc Oxide Nanorods

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 5854-5857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangping Zhu ◽  
Chunxiang Xu ◽  
Jing Zhu ◽  
Changgui Lu ◽  
Yiping Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Emission Band ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Photoluminescence Intensity ◽  
Vapor Phase Transport ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Oxide Nanorods

High density zinc oxide nanorods with uniform size were synthesized on (100) silicon substrate by vapor-phase transport method. The scanning electron microscopy images reveal that the nanorods have an average diameter of about 400 nm. The X-ray diffraction pattern demonstrates the wurtzite crystalline structure of the ZnO nanorods growing along [0001] direction. The single-photon excited photoluminescence presents a strong ultraviolet emission band at 394 nm and a weak visible emission band at 600 nm. When the ZnO nanorods were respectively pumped by various wavelength lasers from 520 nm to 700 nm, two-photon excited ultraviolet photoluminescence was observed. The dependence of the two-photon excited photoluminescence intensity on the excitation wavelength and power was investigated in detail.

scholarly journals Morphological Study of Zinc-Oxide Nanorods Grown by Hot Water Treatment Suitable for Solar Cells Conversion Efficiency Enhancement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Khairul Basher ◽  
S. M. Shah Riyadh ◽  
Md. Khalid Hossain ◽  
Mahmudul Hassan ◽  
Md. Abdur Rafiq Akand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Hot Water Treatment ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Zinc Surface

Zinc-oxide (ZnO) nanostructures including nanorods are currently considered as a pioneer research of interest world-wide due to their excellent application potentials in various applied fields especially for the improvement of energy harvesting photovoltaic solar cells (PSC). We report on the growth and morphological properties of zinc-oxide (ZnO) nanorods grown on the surface of plain zinc (non-etched and chemically etched) plates by using a simple, economical, and environment-friendly technique. We apply hot water treatment (HWT) technique to grow the ZnO nanorods and varies the process parameters, such as temperature and the process time duration. The morphological, and elemental analysis confirm the agglomeration of multiple ZnO nanorods with its proper stoichiometry. The obtained nanostructures for different temperatures with different time duration showed the variation in uniformity, density, thickness and nanonorods size. The ZnO nanorods produced on the etched zinc surface were found thicker and uniform as compared to those grown on the non-etched zinc surface. This chemically etched Zinc plates preparation can be an easy solution to grow ZnO nanorods with high density and uniformity suitable for PSC applications such as to enhance the energy conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic (PV) solar cells towards the future sustainable green earth.

scholarly journals ZnO-nanostructure-based electrochemical sensor: Effect of nanostructure morphology on the sensing of heavy metal ions

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 2421-2431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Krasovska ◽  
Vjaceslavs Gerbreders ◽  
Irena Mihailova ◽  
Andrejs Ogurcovs ◽  
Eriks Sledevskis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Heavy Metal Ions ◽  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Zno Nanostructures ◽  
Zno Nanostructure

ZnO nanostructures are promising candidates for use in sensors, especially in electrochemical sensors and biosensors, due to their unique physical and chemical properties, as well as sensitivity and selectivity to several types of contamination, including heavy metal ions. In this work, using the hydrothermal method, nanostructures of ZnO were synthesized in four different morphologies: nanorods, nanoneedles, nanotubes and nanoplates. To determine the peculiarities of adsorption for each morphology, a series of electrochemical measurements were carried out using these nanostructured ZnO coatings on the working electrodes, using aqueous solutions of Pb(NO3)2 and Cd(NO3)2 as analytes with different concentrations. It was found that the sensitivity of the resulting electrochemical sensors depends on the morphology of the ZnO nanostructures: the best results were achieved in the case of porous nanostructures (nanotubes and nanoplates), whereas the lowest sensitivity corresponded to ZnO nanorods with a large diameter (i.e., low surface-to-volume ratio). The efficiency of sedimentation is also related to the electronegativity of adsorbate: it has been shown that all observed ZnO morphologies exhibited significantly higher sensitivity in detecting lead ions compared to cadmium ions.

Antibacterial Activities of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures with Different Structures

2019 ◽  
Vol 294 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Rolen Brian P. Rivera ◽  
Melchor J. Potestas ◽  
Ma. Reina Suzette B. Madamba ◽  
Rey Y. Capangpangan ◽  
Bernabe L. Linog ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Sea Urchin ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Zno Nanostructures ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanostructures ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Structural Morphology ◽  
Oxide Nanostructures

We report on antibacterial activities of Zinc oxide (ZnO) with different structures. Fast furrier transform infrared spectroscopy ZnO nanostructures showed peaks in the range between 450–600 cm-1 indicating the successful growth through the presence of Zn-O stretching. On the other hand, impurities such as zinc complexes might be present due to the appearance of peaks at 1110 cm-1, 1390 cm-1 and 1506 cm-1. Furthermore, SEM images revealed that nanorods and sea-urchin like nanostructures are present in the produced ZnO nanostructures. Nanorods exhibit a better antibacterial response than the sea-urchin like structure. The change in structural morphology along with its purity has greatly influenced the area of bacterial inhibition zone during antibacterial testing.

scholarly journals Active Role of ZnO Nanorods in Thermomechanical and Barrier Performance of Poly(vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene) Formulations for Flexible Packaging

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Luzi ◽  
Alessandro Di Michele ◽  
Luigi Torre ◽  
Debora Puglia
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Accelerated Aging ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Accelerated Aging Test ◽  
Aging Test ◽  
Oxide Nanorods

Poly(vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene) (EVOH) films containing zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO Nrods) at 0.1, 0.5, and 1 wt%, were realized by solvent casting. The effect of ZnO Nrods content on morphological, thermal, optical, mechanical, and oxygen permeability properties were analyzed. In addition, moisture content and accelerated-aging test studies were performed, with the intention to determine the influence of zinc oxide nanofillers on the functional characteristics of realized packaging systems. Tensile properties showed increased values for strength and deformation-at-break in EVOH-based formulations reinforced with 0.1 and 0.5 wt% of zinc oxide nanorods. Results from the colorimetric and transparency investigations underlined that the presence of ZnO Nrods in EVOH copolymer did not induce evident alterations. In addition, after the accelerated-aging test, the colorimetric test confirmed the possibility for these materials to be used in the packaging sector. This behavior was induced by the presence of zinc oxide nanofillers that act as a UV block that made them useful as an efficient absorber of UV radiation.

Zinc Oxide and Copper Oxide Nanostructures: Fundamentals and Applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Willander ◽  
Omer Nur ◽  
Gul Amin ◽  
A. Zainelabdin ◽  
S. Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Copper Oxide ◽  
Light Emitting Diodes ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Zno Nanostructures ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Quality Material

ABSTRACTCopper oxide (CuO) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures complement each other since CuO is unintentional p-type and ZnO unintentional n-type. Using the low temperature chemical growth approach, the effect on morphology of varying the pH of the grown ZnO nanostructures and CuO micro structures is monitored. For both materials the variation of the pH was found to lead to a large variation on the morphology achieved. The grown ZnO NRs and CuO micro flowers material were used to fabricate devices. We demonstrate results from ZnO nanorods (NRs)/polymer p-n hybrid heterojunctions chemically grown on paper and using a process on paper for light emitting diodes (LEDs) applications as well as some large area light emitting diodes LEDs. The growth of CuO micro flowers indicated good quality material for sensing applications. The grown CuO micro flowers were employed as pH sensors. The results indicated a superior performance as expect due to the catalytic properties of this material.

scholarly journals Decoration of Zinc Oxide Nanorods into the Surface of Activated Carbon Obtained from Agricultural Waste for Effective Removal of Methylene Blue Dye

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5667
Author(s):  
Priyanka Shrestha ◽  
Manoj Kumar Jha ◽  
Jeevan Ghimire ◽  
Agni Raj Koirala ◽  
Rajeshwar Man Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Waste Product ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Photocatalytic Property ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods incorporated activated carbon (AC) composite photocatalyst was synthesized using a hydrothermal process. The AC was prepared from lapsi (Choerospondias axillaris) seed stone, an agricultural waste product, found in Nepal by the chemical activation method. An aqueous suspension of AC with ZnO precursor was subjected to the hydrothermal treatment at 140 °C for 2 h to decorate ZnO rods into the surface of AC. As-obtained ZnO nanorods decorated activated carbon (ZnO/AC) photocatalyst was characterized by various techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Results showed that highly crystalline hexagonal ZnO nanorods were effectively grown on the surface of porous AC. The photocatalytic property of the as-prepared ZnO/AC composite was studied by degrading methylene blue (MB) dye under UV-light irradiation. The ZnO/AC composite showed better photocatalytic property than that of the pristine ZnO nanorods. The enhanced photocatalytic performance in the case of the ZnO/AC composite is attributed to the combined effects of ZnO nanorods and AC.

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