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Solvothermal Routes for Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanorods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Nelson S. Bell*
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories P.O. Box 5800-1411 Albuquerque, NM 87185
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Abstract

Control of the synthesis of nanomaterials to produce morphologies exhibiting quantized properties will enable device integration of several novel applications including biosensors, catalysis, and optical devices. In this work, solvothermal routes to produce zinc oxide nanorods are explored. Much previous work has relied on the addition of growth directing/inhibiting agents to control morphology. It was found in coarsening studies that zinc oxide nanodots will ripen to nanorod morphologies at temperatures of 90 to 120 °C. The resulting nanorods have widths of 9-12 nm average dimension, which is smaller than current methods for nanorod synthesis. Use of nanodots as nuclei may be an approach that will allow for controlled growth of higher aspect ratio nanorods.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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