General Route to Vertical ZnO Nanowire Arrays Using Textured ZnO Seeds
University of California, Berkeley · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Abstract
A method for growing vertical ZnO nanowire arrays on arbitrary substrates using either gas-phase or solution-phase approaches is presented. A approximately 10 nm-thick layer of textured ZnO nanocrystals with their c axes normal to the substrate is formed by the decomposition of zinc acetate at 200-350 degrees C to provide nucleation sites for vertical nanowire growth. The nanorod arrays made in solution have a rod diameter, length, density, and orientation desirable for use in ordered nanorod-polymer solar cells.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 39.96
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 32
Authors
7- LELori E. GreeneCorresponding
University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- MLMatt Law
University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- DHDawud H. Tan
University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- MMMax Montano
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
- JEJoshua E. Goldberger
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
Topics & keywords
- Nanorod
- Nanowire
- Materials science
- Nucleation
- Substrate (aquarium)
- Zinc
- Layer (electronics)
- Nanocrystal