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Hydrothermal growth of ZnO microrods on ITO-coated glass substrate

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ZnO microrods were prepared on indium tin oxide-coated glass substrate by a hydrothermal method. ZnO microrods were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer, photoluminescence, and UV–visible spectrum. ZnO microrods were pure wurtzite phase. The formation mechanism was discussed, especially emphasizing the formation mechanism of ZnO clusters and twinned ZnO structures. Green and orange emissions in photoluminescence were attributed to O vacancies and O interstitials, respectively.

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Acknowledgments

The work is supported by the Talent Plan at Anhui University of Technology in China and NEWFELPRO in Croatia (Grant Agreement No. 13). H. H. thanks the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (Grant NO. 14KJB140005).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, China

    Jincheng Fan & Tengfei Li

  2. Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Jincheng Fan

  3. Center for Analysis and Testing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210097, China

    Hang Heng

  4. Department of Physics, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210097, China

    Hang Heng

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Fan, J., Li, T. & Heng, H. Hydrothermal growth of ZnO microrods on ITO-coated glass substrate. Appl. Phys. A 119, 185–192 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8946-6

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