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Synthesis of ZnO nanowires on aluminum flake by aqueous method

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ZnO nanowires are grown on aluminum flake at low temperature by using a simple aqueous solution method. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) are applied to determine the as-grown ZnO nanowires morphology and crystal structures. The results show that the ZnO nanowires have wurtzite structure, and the diameter and length of the nanowire are 30 nm and more than 1.5 μm, respectively. Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) and Raman spectrum reveal the nanowires have good optical properties with low tensile stress. Meanwhile, photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) study verifies that ZnO nanowires as photoanodes are relatively stable in the photo-oxidation process, which could be a promising technique for practical applications.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51102036), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities DC12010207, Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University (No. LJQ2012116) and Dalian Science and Technology Funding project (No. 2012J21DW015).

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  1. Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, 116600, China

    Naisen Yu, Danyang Hu, Xueying Ma & Bin Dong

  2. State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130033, Changchun, Jilin, China

    Haifeng Zhao & Ligong Zhang

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Yu, N., Zhao, H., Zhang, L. et al. Synthesis of ZnO nanowires on aluminum flake by aqueous method. Appl. Phys. A 114, 1209–1213 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-013-7845-6

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