Local structural properties and growth mechanism of ZnO nanostrcutures

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Abstract

We investigated the growth mechanism of ZnO nanorods using in-situ extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). ZnO nanorods were synthesized with a solution method and the structural properties around zinc atoms were measured by the in-situ EXAFS at every process. The synthesis was started with the solution of ZnNO3 powder and H2O. The solution was added with an amino acid complex and then heated up to 80°C. The EXAFS revealed that the zinc atoms of the solution had only two oxygen atoms without any second neighboring atoms, implying that ZnNO3 is amorphous. When the complex was applied to the solution, the second neighboring Zn atoms appeared, although there was a substantial amount of structural disorders existing in the Zn-Zn pairs. This result suggests that the nitrogen ions in the complex play a role in clustering ZnO. At 80°C, ZnO was rapidly crystallized and the structural disorders disappeared. The in-situ EXAFS measurements provided the critical information of ZnO crystallization in the solution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008
Pages1099-1101
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 24 Mar 200827 Mar 2008

Publication series

Name2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008

Conference

Conference2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period24/03/0827/03/08

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