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The characterization of various ZnO nanostructures using field-emission SEM

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a unique material that has prompted a vast amount of research. Various morphologies and sizes of ZnO materials have led to a wide range of promising applications. Although research related to the applications of ZnO is progressing rapidly, it has been an enormous challenge to produce uniform ZnO materials. A unique synthesis method to produce ZnO materials with various morphologies has been studied and is presented in this paper. Field-emission scanningelectron microscopy has been utilized to characterize ZnO materials in this study to show how the synthesis conditions control the morphologies of ZnO.

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  1. Institute of Materials Processing and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA

    Zhiyong Xu, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Bowen Li & Xiaodi Huang

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 13902-6000, USA

    Howard Wang

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Xu, Z., Hwang, JY., Li, B. et al. The characterization of various ZnO nanostructures using field-emission SEM. JOM 60, 29–32 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-008-0044-9

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