Applied Physics A

, Volume 118, Issue 2, pp 519–524 | Cite as

Growth of a seven pointed star shaped of vertical and uniform ZnO nanostructures on optical fiber via catalyst-free VLS mechanisms

  • Parvin Sorayaie
  • Mohammad-Hasan Yusefi
  • Hamid-Reza Fallah
  • Gholam-Mohammad Parsanasab
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Abstract

In this paper, the growths of ZnO nano- and microstructures by VLS mechanism have been studied. A piece of silica fiber (SMF-28 optical fiber) was used as a substrate. By controlling the experimental conditions, nano- and microstructures of ZnO with different shapes and sizes were grown around the optical fiber, which can be used as an optical fiber sensor. A star-shaped ZnO microstructure was obtained in this research. Pyramidal structures were grown on each side of vertical hexagonal microrods which formed the seven-pointed star-shaped microstructures. This growth process was carried out in a special quartz container in a tube furnace at temperatures around 400–550 °C without any additional catalyst. XRD, SEM and PL spectroscopy were used for the characterization of the produced nanostructures. The influence of temperature, reactant and carrier gases flow rate on the morphology of ZnO nanostructure was investigated.

Keywords

Vapor Liquid Solid Additional Catalyst Vapor Liquid Solid Mechanism Tapered Optical Fiber Optic Humidity Sensor 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Parvin Sorayaie
    • 1
  • Mohammad-Hasan Yusefi
    • 1
  • Hamid-Reza Fallah
    • 2
  • Gholam-Mohammad Parsanasab
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Physics and Electro-Optic Engineering, Applied Sciences ComplexMalek Ashtar University of TechnologyIsfahanIran
  2. 2.Department of PhysicsIsfahan UniversityIsfahanIran
  3. 3.Photonics Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer EngineeringShiraz UniversityShirazIran

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