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Zinc Oxide Nanorods Grown by Arc Discharge

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The arc discharge method was employed to fabricate zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods with wurtzite structure. The microstructure analysis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) demonstrated that the ZnO nanorods grew along the [0001] direction. On average, the diameter and length of the nanorods were about 40 nm (some are as thin as 5 nm) and several hundred nanometers, respectively. The photoluminescence (PL) of the nanorods showed an ultraviolet band, a violet band, and a green band. The PL mechanism was discussed with the growth process and Raman spectroscopy.

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The authors are grateful for the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60576008 and 10674023), the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2006AA03Z313), and the College Doctor Education Foundation (Grant No. 20050286004). One of the authors (XWS) is thankful for the financial support from the Research Grant Manpower Fund (Grant No. RGM 21/04), Nanyang Technological University, and the Science and Engineering Research Council Grant No. 0421010010, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.

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  1. Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, 210096

    G.P. Zhu, C.X. Xu, X.F. Wu & Y.P. Cui

  2. Department of Physics, Huaibei Coal Industry Teachers College, Huaibei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China, 235000

    G.P. Zhu

  3. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore, 639798

    Y. Yang & X.W. Sun

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Zhu, G., Xu, C., Wu, X. et al. Zinc Oxide Nanorods Grown by Arc Discharge. J. Electron. Mater. 36, 494–497 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-006-0068-2

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