Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: Direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities
Highly oriented and large-scale ZnO nanorod arrays have been successfully synthesized on zinc foil by a simple, low-temperature, solution-phase 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 nanorod arrays. X-ray diff...
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| description | Highly oriented and large-scale ZnO nanorod arrays have been successfully synthesized on zinc foil by a simple, low-temperature, solution-phase 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 nanorod arrays. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) images, and selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns indicated that the structure of the ZnO nanorod arrays on the zinc foil substrate was single-crystalline and grown in the [0001] direction with a wurtzite structure. The optical properties of the ZnO nanorod arrays were characterized by UV-vis diffuse reflectance, Raman, and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The photocatalytic activity of the ZnO nanorod arrays was tested by degradation of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) under UV light irradiation compared to that of a ZnO nanorod film grown on a Ti substrate, indicating that the as-synthesized ZnO nanorod arrays exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity. © 2008 American Chemical Society. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-464282017-09-13T13:39:36Z Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: Direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities Wang, Y. Li, Xin Yong Lu, G. Quan, X. Chen, G. Highly oriented and large-scale ZnO nanorod arrays have been successfully synthesized on zinc foil by a simple, low-temperature, solution-phase 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 nanorod arrays. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) images, and selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns indicated that the structure of the ZnO nanorod arrays on the zinc foil substrate was single-crystalline and grown in the [0001] direction with a wurtzite structure. The optical properties of the ZnO nanorod arrays were characterized by UV-vis diffuse reflectance, Raman, and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The photocatalytic activity of the ZnO nanorod arrays was tested by degradation of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) under UV light irradiation compared to that of a ZnO nanorod film grown on a Ti substrate, indicating that the as-synthesized ZnO nanorod arrays exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity. © 2008 American Chemical Society. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46428 10.1021/jp7113175 American Chemical Society restricted |
| spellingShingle | Wang, Y. Li, Xin Yong Lu, G. Quan, X. Chen, G. Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: Direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities |
| title | Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: Direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities |
| title_full | Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: Direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities |
| title_fullStr | Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: Direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: Direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities |
| title_short | Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: Direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities |
| title_sort | highly oriented 1-d zno nanorod arrays on zinc foil: direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46428 |