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Fabrication of ZnO nanorods for optoelectronic device applications

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Hydroxyl free zinc oxide nanorods have been synthesized by a catalyst free surfactant based one-step solid state reaction process. The powder X-ray diffraction studies reveal well defined wurtzite peaks due to crystalline ZnO, while optical absorption spectra represent prominent exciton absorption and remarkable blueshift in the onset of absorption. As predicted by transmission electron microscopy, the ZnO nanorods are ∼100 nm long and of ∼20 nm dia. Further, luminescence aspects of such nanorods are studied for possible deployment in optoelectronics devices.

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  1. Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tezpur University, P.O. Napaam, Tezpur, 784 028, Assam, India

    R. Chakraborty, U. Das, D. Mohanta & A. Choudhury

  2. Laboratory for Molecular Scale Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    D. Mohanta

  3. Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781 014, Assam, India

    A. Choudhury

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Chakraborty, R., Das, U., Mohanta, D. et al. Fabrication of ZnO nanorods for optoelectronic device applications. Indian J Phys 83, 553–558 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-009-0019-x

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