K G Saw et al 2008 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41 055506 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/41/5/055506
Effect of zinc on the growth mechanism of zinc oxide nanostructures in the nitrogen environment
K G Saw1, Y T Lim1, G L Tan1, Z Hassan2, K Ibrahim2, F K Yam2 and S S Ng2
Show affiliationsThe effect of zinc on the growth mechanism of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures is investigated by annealing zinc-rich sputtered ZnO thin films and ZnO single crystals that are partially coated with metallic zinc (Zn). Evidence from scanning electron microscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as well as Raman and photoluminescence measurements suggests that excess Zn may induce the growth of ZnO nanostructures. This mechanism provides the possibility of large area selective growth.
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81.16.-c Methods of nanofabrication and processing
78.67.-n Optical properties of low-dimensional, mesoscopic, and nanoscale materials and structures
78.30.Fs III-V and II-VI semiconductors
68.37.Hk Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (including EBIC)
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Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical
Surfaces, interfaces and thin films
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Issue 5 (7 March 2008)
Received 3 December 2007, in final form 17 January 2008
Published 14 February 2008
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Effect of zinc on the growth mechanism of zinc oxide nanostructures in the nitrogen environment
K G Saw et al 2008 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41 055506
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