Synthesis and properties of antimony-doped ZnO nanorods

This paper describes a process for the synthesis of ZnO〈Sb〉nanorods containing controlled antimony concentrations. We have optimized the synthesis of ZnO〈Sb〉nanorods to maximize their length-to-diameter ratio. The synthesis conditions and subsequent processing are shown to have a significant effect on the luminescence and transport properties of the nanorods. Planar structures based on individual nanorods were produced by electron beam lithography and their current-voltage characteristics were measured and were shown to depend on the chemical history of the nanorods.