Hi everyone, right now I am seeking a way to grow Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanowire without using any ZnO nanoparticle "seed" layer. In order to do this I am trying to substitute the role of ZnO nanoparticle "seed" layer with Au Nano-particle. Is it possible to do so? Any recommendation of reads that can be referenced? Thanks in advance. I have done few attempts but still results in a failure with no growth of ZnO at all in the substrate.
ZnO nano-wires growth mechanism can be attributed to the short-circuit diffusion , the high zinc vapor pressure and the diffusion-limited supersaturated environment.Zinc atoms were heated to form a vapor at 600 °C and then nucleated on the nano-wire surface
I think you can exam using surfactant material and using hydrothermal method.
Dear Madhukar Baburao Deshmukh,
Thanks for the insight. But I actually try to use the hydrothermal method which excels in terms of simplicity and low-cost method. Is it possible to grow ZnO nanowire in a substrate without any ZnO seed at all and using Au Nano-particle instead?@
Dear Luma M. Ahmed ,
Could you please share a publication that shares the importance of using surfactant material in hydrothermal method in growing ZnO Nano-wire? Thank you
Greene, Lori E., Matt Law, Dawud H. Tan, Max Montano, Josh Goldberger, Gabor Somorjai, and Peidong Yang. "General route to vertical ZnO nanowire arrays using textured ZnO seeds." Nano letters 5, no. 7 (2005): 1231-1236.
Hi,
You can try to use the method described in the following article: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics6010004. It is a very simple procedure that allows to obtain ZnO nanowires with an acceptable synthesis yield.
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