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An Inverse electrolysis method to Synthesize Surface Nano-roughened ZnO Contact Electrode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Yu-Hao Liao ,
Yi-Hao Pai  and
Gong-Ru Lin
Yu-Hao Liao
Affiliation:
[email protected], National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan, Province of China
Yi-Hao Pai
Affiliation:
[email protected], National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan, Province of China
Gong-Ru Lin
Affiliation:
[email protected], National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
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Abstract

The fabrication of surface nano-roughened zinc oxide (ZnO) is demonstrated by using a zinc/air fuel cell based chemical reactor. The chemical reaction creates the hydroxyl near the Zn and randomizes the pores with accumulated hydroxyls, which causes Zn to be oxidized to form thick and nano-roughened ZnO upon Zn anode or to be transformed into a soluble complex zincate ion in the excess electrolyte. Furthermore, controlling the quantity of (Zn(OH)2) and [Zn(OH)4]2− can significantly decrease the defect-related emission and blue-shift PL spectra to the UV range.

Keywords

chemical synthesisnanostructuresurface reaction
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1201: Symposium H – Zinc Oxide and Related Materials-2009 , 2009 , 1201-H05-51
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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