The Effect of Cooling Rate During the Hydrothermal Growth on the Tip Geometry of ZnO Nanorods

2012 ◽  
Vol 602-604 ◽  
pp. 144-147
Author(s):  
He Qiu Zhang ◽  
Xiu Ming Ren ◽  
Li Zhong Hu ◽  
Jiu Yu Ji ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
...  

The ZnO nanorods with sharp tip have been fabricated via water cooling treatment during the hydrothermal growth. The morphology and crystal structure of the zinc oxide nanostructure were examined by field-emission scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction, respectively. The structural characterizations revealed that the as-synthesized nanorods were single crystalline, with a hexagonal phase. It has been demonstrated that the cooling rate is the critical factor of the synthesis of the sharp tip ZnO nanorods by comparing the different cooling conditions. The growth mechanism for the sharp tip ZnO nanorods has been proposed on the basis of the different crystallographic habits of wurtzite hexagonal ZnO crystals.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (08) ◽  
pp. 1950198
Author(s):  
ABDULQADER D. FAISAL ◽  
MOHAMMAD O. DAWOOD ◽  
HASSAN H. HUSSEIN ◽  
KHALEEL I. HASSOON

In this work, ZnO nanorods (ZnO NRs) were successfully synthesized on FTO-glass via hydrothermal technique. Two steps were followed to grow ZnO NRs. In the first step, the seed layer of ZnO nanocrystals was deposited by using a drop cast method. The second step was represented by the hydrothermal growth of ZnO NRs on a pre-coated FTO- glass with the seed layer. The hydrothermal growth was conducted at 90∘C for 2[Formula: see text]h. The resulted structure, morphology and optical properties of the produced layers were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and UV-visible spectrophotometer, respectively. The analysis confirmed that the ZnO NRs grown by the hydrothermal method have a hexagonal crystal structure which was grown randomly on the FTO surface. The crystallite size was recorded 50[Formula: see text]nm and a slight microstrain (0.142%) was calculated. The bandgap was found to be in the range of 3.14–3.17[Formula: see text]eV. The ZnO NRs have a high density and large aspect ratio. A pH sensor with high sensitivity was fabricated using a two-electrode cell configuration. The ZnO NRs sensor showed the sensitivity of [Formula: see text]59.03[Formula: see text]mV/pH, which is quite promising and close to the theoretical value ([Formula: see text]59.12[Formula: see text]mV/pH).


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 832
Author(s):  
Edna X. Figueroa-Rosales ◽  
Javier Martínez-Juárez ◽  
Esmeralda García-Díaz ◽  
Daniel Hernández-Cruz ◽  
Sergio A. Sabinas-Hernández ◽  
...  

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) and hydroxyapatite/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites were obtained by the co-precipitation method, followed by ultrasound-assisted and microwave radiation and thermal treatment at 250 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the presence of a hexagonal phase in all the samples, while Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy elucidated the interaction between HAp and MWCNTs. The photoluminescent technique revealed that HAp and the composite with non-functionalized MWCNTs present a blue luminescence, while the composite with functionalized MWCNTs, under UV-vis radiation shows an intense white emission. These findings allowed presentation of a proposal for the use of HAp and HAp with functionalized MWCNTs as potential materials for optoelectronic and medical applications.


2010 ◽  
Vol 297-301 ◽  
pp. 602-607
Author(s):  
Evgeny N. Selivanov ◽  
R.I. Gulyaeva ◽  
N.I. Selmenskich

The phase formation in oxide-sulphidic systems was studied with the use of X-ray diffraction, mineralography, combined thermogravimetry and calorimetry, in addition to Х-ray spectral microanalysis. The purpose of this work was to estimate the effect of cooling rate of melts in FeOx-SiO2-Cu2O-ZnO-FeS systems on structure and content of the resulting phases. Test subjects were two samples having following compositions (wt. %): I - 40.5 Fe, 2.41 S, 0.87 Cu, 3.87 Zn, 32.1 SiO2 and II - 40.7 Fe, 3.05 S, 8.55 Cu, 4.1 Zn and 19.5 SiO2. Cooling rate of the melts was changed from 0.3 up to 900оС/s.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia María Perillo ◽  
Mariel Nahir Atia ◽  
Daniel Fabián Rodríguez

ABSTRACT ZnO nanostructures were synthesized through a chemical method using different Zn precursors and hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) at 90 °C. The effects of the reactants on the morphological evolution of ZnO nanorods were investigated. The samples were characterized by using XRD, SEM, EDX and BET. The hexagonal wurtzite phase of ZnO was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The performed analysis indicated that different morphologies were obtained by changing the reactants.


2011 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salina Muhamad ◽  
Abu Bakar Suriani ◽  
Mohamad Hafiz Mamat ◽  
Rafidah Ahmad ◽  
Mohamad Rusop

Rectifying behavior more than 3 orders of aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods grown on Mg0.3Zn0.7O thin film template using chemical bath deposition method was observed, giving a barrier height of 0.75 eV, and the ideality factor achieved was almost 6, which was analyzed using thermionic emission theory. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) images revealed that the grown ZnO was in hexagonal shape, uniformly distributed and in vertically aligned form. The crystallinity of the sample being studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), where the highest peak was found at (002) phase, confirming that high crytallinity of ZnO was attained. The effect of metal/semiconductor junction between metal and aligned ZnO nanorods was discussed in further details.


2016 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 1650039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyuan Piao ◽  
Li-Ting Tseng ◽  
Kiyonori Suzuki ◽  
Jiabao Yi

Na-doped ZnO nanorods have been fabricated through a hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses indicate that the d spacing of ZnO increases with increasing doping concentration, suggesting the effective incorporation of dopant Na in the samples. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements indicate that there are shallow donors in pure ZnO samples and the shallow donors are strongly prohibited by Na doping. In addition, the resonance at g = 2.005 suggests the formation of Zn vacancies. Magnetic measurements indicate that pure ZnO is paramagnetic and Na doping leads to ferromagnetism at room temperature. Moreover, 0.5% Na-doped ZnO nanorods exhibits the largest saturation magnetization.


2011 ◽  
Vol 172-174 ◽  
pp. 190-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgia T. Aleixo ◽  
Eder S.N. Lopes ◽  
Rodrigo Contieri ◽  
Alessandra Cremasco ◽  
Conrado Ramos Moreira Afonso ◽  
...  

Ti-based alloys present unique properties and hence, are employed in several industrial segments. Among Ti alloys, β type alloys form one of the most versatile classes of materials in relation to processing, microstructure and mechanical properties. It is well known that heat treatment of Ti alloys plays an important role in determining their microstructure and mechanical behavior. The aim of this work is to analyze microstructure and phases formed during cooling of β Ti-Nb-Sn alloy through different cooling rates. Initially, samples of Ti-Nb-Sn system were prepared through arc melting furnace. After, they were subjected to continuous cooling experiments to evaluate conditions for obtaining metastable phases. Microstructure analysis, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction were performed in order to evaluate phase transformations. Depending on the cooling rate and composition, α” martensite, ω phase and β phase were obtained. Elastic modulus has been found to decrease as the amount of Sn was increased.


1993 ◽  
Vol 307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric E. Fullerton ◽  
S. M. Mini ◽  
A. S. Bommannavar ◽  
C. H. Sowers ◽  
S. N. Ehrlich ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTWe present structural characterizations of a series of sputtered Fe/Nb and V/Nb superlattices by high-angle x-ray diffraction. Diffraction scans were performed with the scattering vector at various angles (χ) with respect to the layers. χ=0° diffraction spectra (normal to the layers) were fitted to a general structural model to determine the (110) lattice strains, interfacial disorder and interdiffusion. χ>0° spectra probe the lattice strain of the individual layers and the in-plane interfacial coherence. Both systems form incoherent interfaces above a critical modulation wavelength (ΛC). At ΛC, the Fe/Nb system undergoes a crystalline-to-amorphous transition while the V/Nb forms in-plane coherent interfaces.


1990 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Robertson ◽  
Mary Ann Hill ◽  
Ricardo B. Schwarz

AbstractFusion zone microstructures of an electron beam (EB) welded XDt m Ti–48at%Al + 6.5 vol% TiB2 alloy revealed plate-like precipitates which were absent in the base metal. The volume fraction of this phase increased with increasing cooling rate and correlated with increased weld cracking frequency. To determine whether this phase was a product of solidification from the melt or a product of a solid-state transformation, the microstructures of the welds were compared to those of samples cycled in a Gleeble 1500/20 Thermal-Mechanical Test System which was programmed to simulate the solid-state portion of the weld cooling rates (as predicted by a Rosenthal analysis). The microstructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical and by scanning electron microscopy. The plate-like phase found in the weld microstructures was identified as TiB2 occurring upon rapid solidification of the melted weld metal.


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