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Hexagonal-arranged ZnO Nanowire Arrays by Using Au Nanohole Membranes as Fabrication Template

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

H. J. Fan
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
W. Lee
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
K. Nielsch
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
M. Zacharias
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
A. Dadgar
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Physics, Otto-von-Guericke-University, postbox 2410, 39016 Magdeburg, Germany
A. Krost
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Physics, Otto-von-Guericke-University, postbox 2410, 39016 Magdeburg, Germany
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Abstract

A new template method for large-scale fabrication of hexagonally patterned and vertically aligned ZnO nanowires is demonstrated. The process involves a novel type of metal membrane, a gold catalyst template produced using the membrane as deposition mask, and the catalyst-guided growth of ZnO nanowires. The metal membranes, composed of hexagonal nanohole arrays, are electrochemically replicated from ordered porous alumina. The ZnO nanowires obtained have a uniform alignment perpendicular to the GaN surface and a distribution according to the pattern defined by the nanohole membrane. Such periodically arranged ZnO nanowires have potential applications as sensor arrays and piezoelectric transducers.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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