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Influence of reduced graphene oxide on material, antibacterial, and piezoelectric behaviors of ZnO nanorods on foldable indium tin oxide substrates

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In this study, zinc oxide nanostructures integrated with reduced graphene oxide (RGO) were fabricated on foldable indium tin oxide substrates. To study the influence of RGO on the material, antibacterial, and piezoelectric properties on the nanostructures, multiple material, antibacterial, and electrical measurements were performed. Results indicate that inserting a RGO layer on the foldable substrate could form nanocylinder ZnO structures, which induced hydrophobicity and better antibacterial properties. Moreover, addition of appropriate RGO into ZnO seed layer may cause the growth of finer ZnO nanorods (NRs) and enhance piezoelectric effects. With stable electrical pulse generative piezoelectric effects and antibacterial properties, ZnO nanostructures with addition of RGO on foldable substrates have potential for future flexible biomedical and electronics applications.

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The funding was supported by Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, under the contract of MOST 107-2221-E-260-015-MY3.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Yu-Sheng Tsai & YewChung Sermon Wu

  2. Department of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Puli, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Yan Yu Chen, Chun Yu Xu, Yu Cheng Chang, Yang Yang Tsai, Lin Sin Lu, Yueh Chi Lee & Hsiang Chen

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chia Feng Lin

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, 100, Wenhwa Road, Seatwen, Taichung, 40724, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Yung-Sen Lin

  5. Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 15 Prospect St, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA

    Hsiang Chen

  6. Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Puli, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Chang Tze Ricky Yu

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Tsai, YS., Chen, Y.Y., Xu, C.Y. et al. Influence of reduced graphene oxide on material, antibacterial, and piezoelectric behaviors of ZnO nanorods on foldable indium tin oxide substrates. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 13167–13173 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01680-8

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