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Growth and Characterization of ZnO Nanonail

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

H. W. Seo ,
D. Wang ,
Y. Tzeng ,
N. Sathitsuksanoh ,
C. C. Tin ,
M. J. Bozack ,
J. R. Williams  and
M. Park
H. W. Seo
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
D. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Y. Tzeng
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
N. Sathitsuksanoh
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
C. C. Tin
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
M. J. Bozack
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
J. R. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
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Abstract

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an interesting material for short-wavelength optoelectronics due to its wide band gap. The nanostructures of ZnO are also intriguing since a variety of morphology can be obtained by employing different processing parameters. In our laboratory, ZnO nanonails were successfully synthesized at low temperature using a thermal chemical vapor deposition. The morphology of the sample was studied by using scanning electron microscopy. The shape of the nail head can be controlled from hexagon to quasi-circular shape. X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering, photoluminescence spectroscopy were also performed to analyze the ZnO nanonail. Photoluminescence spectroscopy suggested that the defects in the ZnO nanonail and nanobone are of different nature.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 829: Symposium B – Progress in Compound Semiconductor Materials IV – Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications , 2004 , B2.26
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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