Variable-aspect-ratio (length/diameter), one-dimensional (1-D) ZnO nanostructures (nanorods and nanowires) were prepared in alcohol/water solution by reacting a Zn2+ precursor with an organic weak base, tetramethylammonium hydroxide (Me4NOH). The effect of the experimental parameters (temperature, base concentration, reaction time, and water content) on nucleation, growth, and the final morphol...

A modified hydrothermal method was developed to synthesize ZnO-CuO composite nanostructures. A free-standing film made of ZnO-CuO nanostructures was assembled on the surface of the hydrothermal solution with a smooth surface on one side and a spherical surface on the other side. The structure, growth mechanism and the optical properties of the composite nanostructures were studied. Structural c...

Subsolidus phase relationships in the Ga2O3–SnO2–ZnO system were determined at 1250 ◦C using solid state synthesis and X-ray powder diffraction. The two spinels, Zn2SnO4 and ZnGa2O4, formed a complete solid solution. The optical band gap of the spinel varied with composition from 3.6 eV (Zn2SnO4) to 4.7 eV (ZnGa2O4). All samples were white and insulating except those containing Ga-doped ZnO. Th...

In this study, the performance and stability of inverted bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer solar cells (PSCs) is enhanced by doping zinc oxide (ZnO) with 0-6 wt % cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) in the sol-gel ZnO precursor solution. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the optimized 3 wt % CTAB-doped ZnO PSCs was increased by 9.07%, compared to a PCE of 7.31% for the pristine ZnO dev...

zinc oxide (zno) nanoparticles were synthesized by spray pyrolysis method using an aqueous solution of zinc acetate at various concentrations from 5 to 25 wt%. the decomposition of precursor solutions was carried out at 800, 1000 and 1200ºc under different atomizing pressures. the crystal structure and morphology of synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by x-ray diffraction (xrd) spectro...

A rational approach for creating branched ZnO/Si nanowire arrays with hierarchical structure was developed based on a combination of three simple and cost-effective synthesis pathways. The crucial procedure included growth of crystalline Si nanowire arrays as backbones by chemical etching of Si substrates, deposition of ZnO thin film as a seed layer by magnetron sputtering, and fabrication of Z...

In recent days Zinc oxide (ZnO) attracted much interest due to its versatibility and size dependent opto-electronic properties. ZnO flake structures have been hydrothermally synthesized in the reaction of aqueous solution of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and NaOH at 373.15 K. It was found that, the volume of added ammonia, surfactant (CTAB), and mixed solvent play crucial roles in mor...

The ZnO sol well-crystallized was prepared by the sol-gel method. The ZnO films were coated on medical-grade PVC surface by the improved organic-inorganic interfacial adhesion method. The physical and photocatalytic properties of the samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, DRS spectra and measured by the photodegradation reaction of Rhodamine B (RhB) and anti-bacteria for Escherichia coli (E. c...

Nanostructured ZnO thin films have been deposited using a successive chemical solution deposi method. The structural, morphological, electrical and sensing properties of the films were studied different concentrations of Al-dopant and were analyzed as a function of rapid photothermal proces temperatures. The films were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, en dispersi...

Uniform dumbbell-like ZnO microcrystals had been successfully fabricated on a large scale via a facile solution technique under mild conditions. Obtained ZnO, with length of 1.2 to 1.6 μm and diameters of 350 to 600 nm, exhibited well-defined dumbbell-like morphology and hexagonal wurtzite structure and grew along the [001] direction. Effects of the reactant concentration on the sizes and morph...