Catalytic growth of ZnO nanostructures by r.f. magnetron sputtering

• Published in: Nanoscale research letters Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 437
• Main Authors: Arroyo-Hernández, María, Álvaro, Raquel, Serrano, Sheila, Costa-Krämer, José Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer New York 24.06.2011; BioMed Central Ltd; Springer; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: 11th Trends in NanoTechnology International Conference (TNT2010); Chemistry and Materials Science; Materials Science; Molecular Medicine; Nano Express; Nanochemistry; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Gold Thickness; Gold Film; Ultra High Vacuum; Atomic Force Microscopy; Commercial Atomic Force Microscopy

The catalytic effect of gold seed particles deposited on a substrate prior to zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film growth by magnetron sputtering was investigated. For this purpose, selected ultra thin gold layers, with thicknesses close to the percolation threshold, are deposited by thermal evaporation in ul...