The kinetics of the hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanostructures

被引:178
作者
Ashfold, Michael N. R. [1 ]
Doherty, Rachel P. [1 ]
Ndifor-Angwafor, N. George [1 ]
Riley, D. Jason [1 ]
Sun, Ye [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bristol, Sch Chem, Bristol BS8 1TS, Avon, England
关键词
zinc oxide; nanotubes; nanorods; hydrothermal growth;
D O I
10.1016/j.tsf.2007.03.122
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The immersion of a material, seeded with ZnO nanoparticles, in an aqueous solution of Zn(NO3)(2) and hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) at 90 degrees C yields an extended array of one-dimensional ZnO on the substrate surface. The structure of the ZnO evolves with reaction time. Initially nanorods are formed. At longer times the rods are tipped with nanotubes. Here we report a series of experiments in which both the composition of the reaction solution; concentrations of H+, Zn2+ and HMT, and the structure of ZnO deposited on the substrate are monitored as a function of reaction time. It was found that the change from ZnO rod to tube growth arises when the solution composition is such that it is no longer thermodynamically favorable to precipitate Zn(OH)(2). (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:8679 / 8683
页数:5
相关论文
共 36 条
  • [1] Boyle DS, 2002, CHEM COMMUN, P80, DOI 10.1039/b110079n
  • [2] Growth of aligned arrays of ZnO nanorods by low temperature solution method on Si surface
    Chander, R.
    Raychaudhuri, A. K.
    [J]. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, 2006, 41 (12) : 3623 - 3630
  • [3] Electrochemical synthesis of nanostructured ZnO films utilizing self-assembly of surfactant molecules at solid-liquid interfaces
    Choi, KS
    Lichtenegger, HC
    Stucky, GD
    McFarland, EW
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2002, 124 (42) : 12402 - 12403
  • [4] THERMODYNAMICS OF STABLE MODIFICATION OF ZINC HYDROXIDE, AND STANDARD ENTROPY OF AQUEOUS ZINC ION
    DAVIES, A
    STAVELEY, LA
    [J]. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS, 1972, 4 (02) : 267 - &
  • [5] Fast electron transport in metal organic vapor deposition grown dye-sensitized ZnO nanorod solar cells
    Galoppini, Elena
    Rochford, Jonathan
    Chen, Hanhong
    Saraf, Gaurav
    Lu, Yicheng
    Hagfeldt, Anders
    Boschloo, Gerrit
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 2006, 110 (33) : 16159 - 16161
  • [6] Understanding the factors that govern the deposition and morphology of thin films of ZnO from aqueous solution
    Govender, K
    Boyle, DS
    Kenway, PB
    O'Brien, P
    [J]. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, 2004, 14 (16) : 2575 - 2591
  • [7] Hydrothermal growth of perpendicularly oriented ZnO nanorod array film and its photoelectrochemical properties
    Guo, M
    Diao, P
    Cai, SM
    [J]. APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 2005, 249 (1-4) : 71 - 75
  • [8] The growth of transparent conducting ZnO films by pulsed laser ablation
    Henley, SJ
    Ashfold, MNR
    Cherns, D
    [J]. SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 2004, 177 : 271 - 276
  • [9] Controlling the size and alignment of ZnO microrods using ZnO thin film templates deposited by pulsed laser ablation
    Henley, SJ
    Ashfold, MNR
    Nicholls, DP
    Wheatley, P
    Cherns, D
    [J]. APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING, 2004, 79 (4-6): : 1169 - 1173
  • [10] Room-temperature ultraviolet nanowire nanolasers
    Huang, MH
    Mao, S
    Feick, H
    Yan, HQ
    Wu, YY
    Kind, H
    Weber, E
    Russo, R
    Yang, PD
    [J]. SCIENCE, 2001, 292 (5523) : 1897 - 1899