Influence of Atomic Hydrogen, Band Bending, and Defects in the Top Few Nanometers of Hydrothermally Prepared Zinc Oxide Nanorods

• Published in: Nanoscale research letters Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 22
• Main Authors: Al-Saadi, Mubarak J., Al-Harthi, Salim H., Kyaw, Htet H., Myint, Myo T.Z., Bora, Tanujjal, Laxman, Karthik, Al-Hinai, Ashraf, Dutta, Joydeep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Band bending; Chemistry and Materials Science; Hydrogen treatment; Materials Science; Molecular Medicine; Nano Express; Nanochemistry; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Surface defects; Visible light photocatalysis; ZnO; ZnO; Band bending; Visible light photocatalysis; Surface defects; Hydrogen treatment

We report on the surface, sub-surface (top few nanometers) and bulk properties of hydrothermally grown zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs) prior to and after hydrogen treatment. Upon treating with atomic hydrogen (H*), upward and downward band bending is observed depending on the availability of molecul...