Low-temperature (∼270 °C) growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanorods using photoinduced metal organic vapour phase epitaxy

We successfully produced a drastic decrease in the required growth temperature of single-crystalline ZnO nanorods, and enabled successful growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanorods on a Si(100) substrate using photoinduced metal organic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE). We introduced 325 nm light during the MOVPE growth, and achieved vertical growth of single-crystalline ZnO nanorods with a hexagonal crystal structure on Si(100) at a growth temperature of 270 degrees C. The successful low-temperature growth of ZnO nanorods on the Si(100) substrate described here is a promising step toward designing nanoscale photonic and electronic devices required by future systems.