Developing Conductive Highly Ordered Zinc Oxide Nanorods by Acetylacetonate-Assisted Growth
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological Properties of Zinc Oxide Nanorods (ZnO NRs)
3.2. Structural Properties of ZnO NRs
3.3. Growth Mechanism of ZnO NRs
3.4. Electrical Properties of ZnO NRs
3.5. Optical Properties of ZnO NRs
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Precursor | Immersion Time (h) | Length of Nanorods (µm) | Diameter of Nanorods (nm) | Aspect Ratio (Length/Diameter) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nitrate | 4 | 0.645 | 109.9 | 6 | [13] |
2 | Nitrate | N/A 1 | 1.2 | ~230 | 5 | [22] |
3 | Nitrate | 4 | 2 | ~150 | 14 | [23] |
4 | Nitrate | 3 | 4 | ~150 | 27 | [24] |
5 | Acetate | 4 | 0.15–0.40 | 50-60 | 8 | [2] |
6 | Acetate | 6 | 4 | N/A 1 | - | [25] |
7 | Acetylacetonate | 2 | 1.6 | ~40 | 40 | this work |
Immersion Time (h) | Length (µm) | Diameter (nm) | Aspect Ratio (Length/Diameter) |
---|---|---|---|
0.5 | 0.9 | ~25 | 36 |
2 | 1.6 | ~40 | 40 |
4 | 1.6 | ~40 | 40 |
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A Karim, S.S.; Takamura, Y.; Tue, P.T.; Tung, N.T.; Kazmi, J.; Dee, C.F.; Yeop Majlis, B.; Mohamed, M.A. Developing Conductive Highly Ordered Zinc Oxide Nanorods by Acetylacetonate-Assisted Growth. Materials 2020, 13, 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13051136
A Karim SS, Takamura Y, Tue PT, Tung NT, Kazmi J, Dee CF, Yeop Majlis B, Mohamed MA. Developing Conductive Highly Ordered Zinc Oxide Nanorods by Acetylacetonate-Assisted Growth. Materials. 2020; 13(5):1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13051136
Chicago/Turabian StyleA Karim, Siti Shafura, Yuzuru Takamura, Phan Trong Tue, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Jamal Kazmi, Chang Fu Dee, Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis, and Mohd Ambri Mohamed. 2020. "Developing Conductive Highly Ordered Zinc Oxide Nanorods by Acetylacetonate-Assisted Growth" Materials 13, no. 5: 1136. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13051136