journal article·2009-01

A facile approach to hexagonal ZnO nanorod assembly

K. Uma, S. Ananthakumar, R. V. Mangalaraja, K. P. O. Mahesh, T. Soga, T. Jimbo

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Nanocrystalline ZnO nanorods were successfully grown by ultrasonication using an acidic ethanolic zinc acetate precursor solution followed by a flow coating process and annealing at 600 °C. The ZnO nanorods obtained were hexagonal in shape and showed a high degree of uniformity in size and distribution. These samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectrophotometry and the results are discussed. This approach appears to be the easiest way to fabricate bulk ZnO nanorods.
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OpenAlex topics: ZnO doping and properties · Copper-based nanomaterials and applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

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