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Synthesis of aligned ZnO nanocolumn arrays by a vapor phase transport method

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Vertically large-scale aligned ZnO nanocolumn arrays have been synthesized on Si(100) substrate at 550°C via a simple vapor phase transport process in a horizontal chemical vapor depositon (CVD) reactor. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations show that the ZnO nanocolumns have a uniform length of about 3 μm with an average diameter of 80 nm. The clear lattice fringes in HRTEM image indicate the synthesis of good quality hexagonal single crystal ZnO. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) result shows the nanocolumns are c-axis preferentially oriented.

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Li, G. Synthesis of aligned ZnO nanocolumn arrays by a vapor phase transport method. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 86, 1991–1994 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024412130079

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