Seed Free Growth of Aligned ZnO Nanowire Arrays on AZO Substrate

In the absence of commonly used seed layer, we can still successfully synthesized aligned ZnO nanowire arrays by the hydrothermal method. By using aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) glass as a substrate, high-density and vertically aligned ZnO nanowires were synthesized directly on the substrate in the...

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Published inJournal of Wuhan University of Technology. Materials science edition Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 1372 - 1375
Main Authors Liu, Liqing, Cao, Guangxia, Hong, Kunquan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wuhan Wuhan University of Technology 01.12.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Advanced Materials
Alignment
Aluminum
Arrays
Chemistry and Materials Science
Copper
Glass substrates
High tech industries
Materials Science
Nanowires
Synthesis
Zinc oxide
Zinc oxides
conductivity
seed layer free
ZnO nanowire arrays
AZO substrate
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Summary:In the absence of commonly used seed layer, we can still successfully synthesized aligned ZnO nanowire arrays by the hydrothermal method. By using aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) glass as a substrate, high-density and vertically aligned ZnO nanowires were synthesized directly on the substrate in the absence of the ZnO seed layer. The current-voltage curve indicated that the sample grown on AZO glass substrate in the absence of seed layer possesses better conductivity than that synthesized on FTO glass substrate with ZnO seed layer. Thus, a simplified, seed-free and low-cost experimental protocol was reported here for large-scale production of high quality ZnO nanowire arrays with promoted conductivity.
ISSN:1000-2413
1993-0437
DOI:10.1007/s11595-018-1977-7