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Seed-layer-free hydrothermal growth of zinc oxide nanorods on porous silicon

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were grown on porous silicon (PS) using hydrothermal synthesis without a metal catalyst or a seed layer. Scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) were carried out to investigate the structural and optical properties of the ZnO-PS sample. Most of the nanorods had an average diameter about of 120 nm and an average length of 5 µm, and were assembled into flower-like clusters where several nanorods were joined at a central point. In some cases, ZnO nanorods were merged in parallel bundles. The ZnO nanorods exhibited an overall compressive residual stress. The Zn-O bond length was 1.953 Å. ZnO-PS exhibited one PL peak in the ultraviolet (UV) range, and two peaks in the visible range. The UV and green emission peak were generated from the ZnO nanorods, while the red emission peak was attributed to the PS. The fitting parameters for Varshni’s empirical equation were α = 8 × 10−4 eV/K, β = 186 K, and E g (0) = 3.375 eV, and the thermal activation energy was about 32 meV.

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    Soaram Kim, Min Su Kim, Hyunggil Park, Giwoong Nam, Hyunsik Yoon & Jae-Young Leem

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Kim, S., Kim, M.S., Park, H. et al. Seed-layer-free hydrothermal growth of zinc oxide nanorods on porous silicon. Electron. Mater. Lett. 10, 565–571 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-013-3139-6

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