Solvothermal growth of highly oriented wurtzite-structured ZnO nanotube arrays on zinc foil

• Published in: Crystal research and technology (1979) Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 619 - 623
• Main Authors: Yang, J. H., Zheng, J. H., Zhai, H. J., Yang, L. L., Liu, L., Gao, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.06.2009; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: photoluminescence; solvothermal growth; ZnO nanotube
• ISSN: 0232-1300; 1521-4079
• DOI: 10.1002/crat.200800633

ZnO nanotube arrays were synthesized on zinc foil by a simple solvothermal approach. In this approach, zinc foil was used not only as a substrate but also as a zinc‐ion source for the direct growth of ZnO nanotube arrays. X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images, indicated that the structure of the ZnO nanotube arrays on the zinc foil substrate was single‐crystalline with a wurtzite structure. The optical properties of the ZnO nanorod arrays were characterized by photoluminescence spectroscopies and Raman. Photoluminescence exhibited strong UV emission and a broad deep‐level (visible) emission emission at with 325 nm excitation. A possible mechanism is also proposed to account for the growth of the ZnO nanotube arrays. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)