Effect of Process Duration on ZnO Nanowire Growth & Application for Pressure Sensing

This paper presents the synthesis and characterisation of ZnO nanowire array using hydrothermal method. Synthesis of nanowire array on Elgiloy, a metallic alloy substrate was carried out for two different durations (5 hours and 10 hours) and characterised using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to...

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Published inMaterials today : proceedings Vol. 24; pp. 1713 - 1719
Main Authors Suma, M.N., Prasad, M.V.N., Gaddam, V., Rajanna, K., Nayak, M.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020
Subjects
Hydrothermal
Nanowire array
Pressure sensor
Process duration
ZnO
ZnO
Hydrothermal
Nanowire array
Pressure sensor
Process duration
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Summary:This paper presents the synthesis and characterisation of ZnO nanowire array using hydrothermal method. Synthesis of nanowire array on Elgiloy, a metallic alloy substrate was carried out for two different durations (5 hours and 10 hours) and characterised using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to study the effect of growth duration on nanowire morphology. The SEM image indicated tapering of nanowire tip for growth duration of 10 hours. The as-synthesised nanowire array was tested for its performance as a pressure sensor using a laboratory test set-up with a fully blown balloon. This study demonstrates that the hydrothermally grown nanowire array is a good candidate for the development of pressure sensors.
ISSN:2214-7853
2214-7853
DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2020.03.594