Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Controllable synthesis and characterization of tube brush-like ZnO nanowires produced via a simple chemical vapor deposition method

  • Rapid communication
  • Published:
Applied Physics A Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Tube brush-like ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by a simple chemical vapor deposition method with Zn and ZnO as precursors. These special ZnO nanostructures were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope and Cathodoluminescence (CL) techniques. Empty backbones or comb ribbons backbones were found inside the tube brush-like ZnO structures and fuzzy ZnO nanowires outside. Outside ZnO nanowires grow along the c axis and show green CL emission. The growth mechanism of the hierarchical ZnO nanostructures was investigated by a series of experiments at different growth temperatures and different duration times, and a secondary growth mechanism has been proposed and discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. U. Ozgur, Y.I. Alivov, C. Liu, A. Teke, M.A. Reshchikov, S. Dogan, V. Avrutin, S.J. Cho, H. Morkoc, J. Appl. Phys. 98, 041301 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. J.W. Dong, A. Osinsky, B. Hertog, J. Electron. Mater. 34, 416 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. W. Liu, S.L. Gu, J.D. Ye, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 092101 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. F.H. Nicoll, Appl. Phys. Lett. 9, 13 (1966)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. M.H. Huang, S. Mao, H. Feick, Science 292, 1897 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. S. Lianga, H. Shenga, Y. Liu, Z. Huo, Y. Lu, H. Shen, J. Cryst. Growth. 115, 110 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. I.S. Jeong, J.H. Kim, S. Im, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 2946 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. X.D. Wang, J.H. Song, J. Liu, Science 316, 102 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. Y.X. Chen, M. Lewis, W.L. Zhou, J. Cryst. Growth 282, 85 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. Y.W. Zhu, H.Z. Zhang, X.C. Sun, S.Q. Feng, J. Xu, Q. Zhao, B. Xiang, R.M. Wang, D.P. Yu, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 144 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. S.L. Mensah, V.K. Kayastha, I.N. Ivanov, D.B. Geohegan, Y.K. Yap, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 113108 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. J.J. Wu, S.C. Liu, C.T.Wu.C.T. Wu, K.H. Chen, L.C. Chen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 1312 (2002)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. P.X. Gao, Science 309, 1700 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. L.C. Chao, P.C. Chiang, S.H. Yang, J.W. Huang, C.C. Liau, J.S. Chen, C.Y. Su, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 251111 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. C.X. Xu, X.W. Sun, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 3806 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  16. Z. Wang, X.F. Qian, J. Yin, Z.K. Zhu, Langmuir 20, 3441 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Y. Qin, X.D. Wang, Z.L. Wang, Nature 451, 809 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  18. R.S. Yang, Z.L. Wang, Philos. Mag. 87, 2097 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  19. X.Z. Zhang, J.M. Zhang, L. Chen, J. Xu, L. P You, D.P. Yu, Appl. Phys. A 92, 669 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  20. Y. Zhang, H.B. Jia, R.M. Wang, C.P. Chen, X.H. Luo, D.P. Yu, C.J. Lee, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 4631 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  21. D.R. Gaskell, Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials, 3rd edn. (Taylor and Francis, London, 1995)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Y. Dai, Y. Zhang, Y.Q. Bai, Z.L. Wang, Chem. Phys. Lett. 375, 96 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  23. R. Palumbo, J. Lédé, O. Boutin, E. Elorza Ricart, A. Steinfeld, S. Möller, A. Weidenk, E.A. Fletcher, J. Bielicki, Chem. Eng. Sci. 53, 2503 (1998)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. S.C. Lyu, Y. Zhang, C.J. Lee, Chem. Mater. 15, 3294 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Z.L. Wang, X.Y. Kong, J.M. Zuo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 185502 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  26. K. Vanheusden, C.H. Seager, W.L. Warren, D.R. Tallant, J.A. Voigt, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 403 (1996)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  27. Z.M. Liao, H.Z. Zhang, Y.B. Zhou, J. Xu, J.M. Zhang, D.P. Yu, Phys. Lett. A 372, 4505 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Ya-Qing Bie, Zhi-Min Liao, Hong-Jun Xu, Xin-Zheng Zhang, Xu-Dong Shan & Da-Peng Yu

Authors
  1. Ya-Qing Bie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Zhi-Min Liao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Hong-Jun Xu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Xin-Zheng Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Xu-Dong Shan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Da-Peng Yu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zhi-Min Liao.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Bie, YQ., Liao, ZM., Xu, HJ. et al. Controllable synthesis and characterization of tube brush-like ZnO nanowires produced via a simple chemical vapor deposition method. Appl. Phys. A 98, 491–497 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5478-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5478-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation