Preparation of high purity ZnO nanobelts by thermal evaporation of ZnS

High purity one-dimensional ZnO nanobelts were synthesized by thermally evaporating commercial ZnS powders in a hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas at 1050 degrees C. It was found that these ZnO nanobelts had a single crystal hexagonal wurtzite structure growing along the [0001] direction. They had a rectan...

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Published inJournal of nanoscience and nanotechnology Vol. 6; no. 3; p. 704
Main Authors Chen, Zhi-Gang, Li, Feng, Liu, Gang, Tang, Yongbin, Cong, Hongtao, Lu, Gao Qing, Cheng, Hui-Ming
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2006
Subjects
Crystallization - methods
Hot Temperature
Light
Materials Testing
Molecular Conformation
Nanotechnology - methods
Nanotubes - chemistry
Nanotubes - radiation effects
Nanotubes - ultrastructure
Particle Size
Sulfides - chemistry
Sulfides - radiation effects
Zinc Compounds - chemistry
Zinc Compounds - radiation effects
Zinc Oxide - chemistry
Zinc Oxide - radiation effects
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Summary:High purity one-dimensional ZnO nanobelts were synthesized by thermally evaporating commercial ZnS powders in a hydrogen-oxygen mixture gas at 1050 degrees C. It was found that these ZnO nanobelts had a single crystal hexagonal wurtzite structure growing along the [0001] direction. They had a rectangle-shaped cross-section with typical widths of 20 to 100 nanometers and lengths of up to hundreds of micrometers with lattice constants of a = 0.325 nm and c = 0.520 nm. The self-catalytic hydrogen-oxygen assisted growth of ZnO nanobelt is discussed. The photoluminescence (PL) characterization of the ZnO nanobelts shows strong near-band UV emission (about 383 nm) and one broad peak at 501 nm, which indicates that the ZnO nanobelts have good potential application in optoelectronic devices.
ISSN:1533-4880
DOI:10.1166/jnn.2006.129