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Effect of textured seeds on the morphology and optical properties of solution- and vapor-grown ZnO nanorod arrays

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This paper examines the growth of aligned ZnO nanorod arrays through chemical deposition from solution and the vapor phase. The nanorod alignment is ensured primarily by a thin layer of seeds—zinc oxide nanoparticles produced by decomposing zinc acetate directly on the substrate and aligned with their c axes normal to the substrate surface. The acetate route was used to produce nanorod arrays 1 × 1 mm in dimensions on substrates with photoresist.

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    T. V. Plakhova, M. V. Shestakov & A. N. Baranov

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Original Russian Text © T.V. Plakhova, M.V. Shestakov, A.N. Baranov, 2012, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2012, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 549–556.

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Plakhova, T.V., Shestakov, M.V. & Baranov, A.N. Effect of textured seeds on the morphology and optical properties of solution- and vapor-grown ZnO nanorod arrays. Inorg Mater 48, 469–475 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168512050135

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